any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
plant noun (plants and fungi)
arbor vitaes
American arborvitae | hiba arborvitae | Oriental arborvitae | western red cedar
arborvitae | thuja | thuya
type of evergreen shrub, name given by French physician and botanist Charles de ...
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Any of several North American or eastern Asian evergreen trees or shrubs of ... | Any similar plant of the genus "Platycladus" or "Thujopsis". | ... (23 of 98 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation, 1 image)
[botany] any of several trees or shrubs (genus Thuja) of the cypress family, with flattened sprays of scalelike leaves | [anatomy] the treelike ... (22 of 47 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation, 1 image)
any of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera "Thuja" and "Thujopsis", especially "Thuja occidentalis", having tiny ... (21 of 302 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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/ˌɑrbɔr ˈvaɪtiː/ may refer to: Arbor vitae (anatomy), white matter of the cerebellum | arbor vitæ uteri, a part of the canal of the cervix | Victorian slang for penis | Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, a town, United States | Arbor Vitae (community),... (38 of 92 words, 7 definitions)
[anatomy] : a treelike appearance in a vertical section of the cerebellum, due to the arrangement of the white and gray nerve tissues. | "arborvitae" ... (24 of 70 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations)
an evergreen coniferous tree of a genus that includes the western red cedar. Genus Thuja, family Cupressaceae (17 of 41 words, pronunciation)
[botany] The evergreen trees Arborvitae, genus Thuja. | [anatomy] White matter of the cerebellum. | [obsolete, slang] A man's penis. (18 of 19 words, 3 definitions)
any of five species of the genus Thuja, resinous, evergreen ornamental and timber conifers of the cypress family, native to North America and eastern ... (24 of 260 words, 3 images)
aromatic evergreen tree of the genus "Thuja" of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), with scalelike leaves borne on flattened branchlets of a ... (22 of 167 words, pronunciation)
any of various evergreen trees and shrubs (especially genus Thuja) of the cypress family that usually have closely overlapping or compressed scale ... (22 of 56 words, pronunciation)
a type of tree that produces cones and whose leaves do not fall off in winter. Pines, firs, and yews are conifers. (22 of 48 words, pronunciation)
one of various types of evergreen (never losing its leaves) tree which produce fruit in the form of cones (19 of 33 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
an ornamental coniferous tree with flat leaves that fit closely like scales. Native to: Asia, North America. Genus Thuja. (19 of 54 words, pronunciations)
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First use: 1660s
Origin: type of evergreen shrub, name given by French physician and botanist Charles de Lécluse (1525-1609), Latin, literally "tree of life". Also used in ... (24 of 35 etymology words)
First use: mid 16th century
Origin: Latin, literally "tree of life", probably with reference to its medicinal use
First use: 17th century
Origin: from New Latin, literally: tree of life
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Origin: Latin arbor ("tree") + vitae, genitive singular of vita ("life")
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Origin: Latin arbor, tree, and vitae, of life.
Origin: From New Latin arbor vītae, tree of life: Latin arbor, tree + Latin vītae, genitive of vīta, life; see "vital".
First use: 1646
Origin: New Latin arbor vitae, literally, tree of life
First use: Mid-17th century
Origin: Latin, "tree of life"
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