桐

tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

桐 character breakdown

桐
- 同
  - 冂
    - 丨
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 𠮛
    - 一
    - 口
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

like / same / similar / together / alike / with

同 = 冂 + 𠮛 : Tommy Turtle (tu) is stapling (冂) a magical scroll (𠮛) to the wall of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). On it he wrote that he's looking for two twins (mnemonic symbol for 同).

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.