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bərˈvaɪ noun
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.
Anatomy, arbor vitae.
Origin:
1655–65 for def 1; 1790–1800 for def 2; < Latin: tree of life
1655–65 for def 1; 1790–1800 for def 2; < Latin: tree of life
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| arborvitae | |
noun | |
| any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis |
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Arborvitae
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Example sentences
Better yet, replace the arborvitae with leafy plants.
Branches of pyramidal arborvitae, for example, tend to pull away from the trunk and stay that way for months after a snow storm.
The leaves are small and flat, resembling evergreen shrubs such as arborvitae.
Take special care to clean out dead leaves from arborvitae next to buildings.
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