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arbor vitae arborvitaewhite cedarThuja occidentalisar·bor·vi·tae also ar·bor vi·tae A0400800 (är′bər-vī′tē) n. 1. Any of various coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Thuja of North America and eastern Asia, having flattened branchlets with opposite, scalelike leaves and small cones. They are grown as ornamentals and for timber. Also called thuja. 2. Any similar plant of the related genera Platycladus or Thujopsis. 3. Anatomy The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum, which has a treelike outline in a median section. [From New Latin arbor vītae, tree of life : Latin arbor, tree + Latin vītae, genitive of vīta, life; see vital.] arbor vitae (ˈɑːbɔː ˈviːtaɪ; ˈvaɪtiː) or arborvitaen (Plants) any of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, esp Thuja occidentalis, having tiny scalelike leaves and egglike cones. See also red cedar[C17: from New Latin, literally: tree of life]arbor vitae
arbor vitae any of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, esp Thuja occidentalis, having tiny scalelike leaves and egglike cones arbor vitae[′är·bər ′vīd·ē] (neuroscience) The treelike arrangement of white nerve tissue seen in a median section of the cerebellum. arbor vitae
arbor [ahr´bor] (pl. ar´bores) (L.) a tree.arbor vi´tae treelike outlines seen on median section of the cerebellum.ar·bor vi·tae [TA] the arborescent appearance of gray and white matter in sagittal sections of the cerebellum.arbor vitae Anatomy The branching arrangement of white matter within the cerebellum. Herbal medicine Thuja, see there; Thuja occidentalis.ThesaurusSeearborvitae |