world tree
noun1
In various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.
- He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights.2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 1:
- Coordinate terms
- tree of life, axis mundi