Home › Words › G › greasebandgreasebandgreaseband means A band of sticky material that encircles a tree trunk to prevent insects from climbing it.EtymologyFrom grease + band.nounA band of sticky material that encircles a tree trunk to prevent insects from climbing it.e.g.“In the case of young trees with a stake, the support should have its greaseband as well as the stem of the tree.” — 1942, Homes and Gardens - Volume 24, page 37:verbTo put a greaseband on.e.g.“Where we have numbers of these insects is it worth while to greaseband ?” — 1906, Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society - Volumes 30-32, page 28:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dendroband 62% match — A band of material used to measure the circumference of a tree vs greaseband →geoband 53% match — An elastic band used in conjunction with a geoboard. vs greaseband →birdlime 53% match — A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds. vs greaseband →band 53% match — A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.; A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. vs greaseband →treebark 52% match — The bark of a tree. vs greaseband →gumband 52% match — Synonym of rubber band. vs greaseband →pregreasing 51% match — The greasing of something (especially a bearing) in advance of use vs greaseband →bandbrake 51% match — A braking device consisting of a flexible band that tightens around a rotating drum to slow or stop motion by friction. vs greaseband →