arbor vitae

A form of arborvitae — Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.

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Meanings

nounarbor vitae (plural arbor vitae or arbor vitaes or arbores vitae)

plural arbor vitaes · plural arbores vitae

  1. alternativeAlternative form of arborvitae.

    Next spring the owner of the hedge will be very much surprised to find a number of his arbor vitae deceased, and he will straightway blame himself and his horse? Not he! The nurseyman, sir, must have delivered him some poor stock!

    1882, Annual Report of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, page 27
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MLA

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Chicago

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