subtree
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/səbt'ri/
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A section of a tree that includes a branch and everything that grows from it.
The storm knocked down a subtree, which landed on the car.
In computing, a smaller part of a tree data structure that starts from a certain node and includes all the nodes below it.
The search function quickly located the data within the subtree.