allée

noun

al·​lée ä-ˈlā 

a-

variants or less commonly allee

plural allées also allees

: a straight walkway or passage lined on both sides with trees or tall shrubs that are usually of the same species

Forty-four trees were planted to form the allée or formal garden promenade …

—Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Journal

In the late spring, this allée is resplendent in shades of pink and rose when the crabapple trees are in bloom.

—Theresa Forte

Now, instead of coming in from the back of the property, visitors arrive through an allée of ancient, towering oaks—a breathtaking approach that gives the manor even more grandeur.

—Margaret Russell

Lining the allee which leads to them [sculptures] he has planted red-leafed maple trees.

—Robert Amos

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French alee — more at alley

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above