Know Your Groots: 11 Sentient Trees Branched Out of Pop Culture

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Laura Vitto
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Know Your Groots: 11 Sentient Trees Branched Out of Pop Culture
Credit: Marvel Cinematic Universe

In Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora have their share of brains and brawn -- but none are quite like Groot.

The sensitive, but powerful sentient tree could only speak three words: "I am Groot." But don't let that fool you-- his limited vocabulary is no indication of his vast intelligence.

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Groot may be the only one of his kind in Guardians of the Galaxy, but he counts among one of pop culture's wise, powerful and terrifying sentient trees.

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