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arbores

arbores is the plural of arbor.

Meaning of arbor

Noun (1)

arbor (plural arbors or arbores)

  1. A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
    • Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot,1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  2. A grove of trees.

Noun (2)

arbor (plural arbors or arbores)

  1. An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
  2. A bar for supporting cutting tools.
  3. A spindle of a wheel.

Origin of arbores

Borrowed from Latin arborēs.

Questions about arbores

What is arbores the plural of?
Arbores is the plural of arbor.

Words near arbores in the dictionary

  1. arboreol
  2. arboreols
  3. arboreomorph
  4. arboreomorphs
  5. arboreous
  6. arbores
  7. arboresce
  8. arboresced
  9. arborescence
  10. arborescences
  11. arborescent

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