arborvitae

arborvitae
noun
any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
• Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree
• Hyponyms:

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\\|ärbərˈvīd.]ē, |ȧbəˈv-, -īt], ]i\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin arbor vitae, literally, tree of life
1. : a tree or shrub of the genus Thuja or the closely related Thujopsis — see american arborvitae, oriental arborvitae; tree illustration
2. : any of several plants of the genus Libocedrus
3. usually arbor vitae : a treelike structure or arrangement (as of nervous tissue in the cerebellum)

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/ahr'beuhr vuy"tee/, n.
1. any of several ornamental or timber-producing evergreen trees belonging to the genus Thuja, of the cypress family, native to North America and eastern Asia, having a scaly bark and scalelike leaves on branchlets.
2. Anat. See arbor vitae.
[1655-65 for def. 1; 1790-1800 for def. 2; < L: tree of life]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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