ar|bor

ar|bor¹ «AHR buhr», noun.

1. a) a shady place formed by trees or shrubs or often by vines growing on latticework. b) the latticework itself.

2. Obsolete. a) a plot of ground covered with grass or turf. b) a flower garden. c) an orchard. Also, British, arbour.

╂[< Anglo-French erber < Late Latin herbārium < Latin herba herb, grass; spelling influenced by arbor³. See etym. of doublet herbarium. (Cf. ↑herbarium)]

ar|bor² «AHR buhr», noun.

1. the main shaft or axle of a machine which transmits mechanical force to other moving parts.

2. the axle or spindle on which a wheel revolves, especially in clocks and watches.

3. in the machining of metal and other materials: a) a shaft that holds the cutting tool or tools. b) a shaft or bar (mandrel) forced into an object to support it while it is turned.

4. a cork cylinder used to build up a bait-casting reel so that the spool will be half filled with an older line.

╂[< French arbre, originally, tree < Latin arbor, -oris tree; spelling influenced by Latin arbor]

ar|bor³ «AHR buhr», noun, plural ar|bo|res.

a tree (used chiefly as part of various names in botany).

╂[< Latin arbor]