单词 | arborvitae |
释义 | arborvitae[ ahr-ber-vahy-tee ] / ˌɑr bərˈvaɪ ti / nounany 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. Anatomy. arbor vitae. Origin of arborvitae1655–65 for def. 1; 1790–1800 for def. 2; <Latin: tree of life Words nearby arborvitaearborist, Arborite, arborization, arborize, arborous, arborvitae, arbour, arbovirus, Arbroath, arbtrn., Arbus Definition for arborvitae (2 of 2)arbor vitae [ ahr-ber -vahy-tee ] / ˈɑr bər ˈvaɪ ti / noun Anatomy.a treelike appearance in a vertical section of the cerebellum, due to the arrangement of the white and gray nerve tissues. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for arborvitaearbor vitae / (ˈɑːbɔː ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) / nounany of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, esp Thuja occidentalis, having tiny scalelike leaves and egglike conesSee also red cedar Word Origin for arbor vitaeC17: from New Latin, literally: tree of life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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