tripod-like

Updated: August 15, 2026

There were thick trees with bulbous swellings; tall trees with buttressed roots that ran high up the trunks; slender trees propped up head-high above the earth on tripod-like roots or clusters of legs; trees with bark that shone like a mirror; trees guarded with an impregnable armor of six-inch bony spikes Kirk did not know the names of half of them, nor did he care to learn.

Rex Ellingwood Beach - The Ne'er-Do-Well