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arborvitæ

arborvitæ is the obsolete spelling of arborvitae.

Meaning of arborvitae

Noun

arborvitae (plural arborvitaes)

  1. Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
    • She was at that moment just outside the door, and from the position of the Colonel, framed between the pillars at the other end of the piazza and against the dark green foliage of an arborvitae standing beyond.1862, Henry Morford, Shoulder-Straps […] , Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros.
    Synonyms:
    tree of life
  2. The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.

Forms of arborvitæ

pluralarborvitæs

Questions about arborvitæ

What is arborvitæ the obsolete spelling of?
Arborvitæ is the obsolete spelling of arborvitae.

Words near arborvitæ in the dictionary

  1. arborsculpture
  2. arborvirus
  3. arborviruses
  4. arborvitae
  5. arborvitaes
  6. arborvitæ
  7. arborway
  8. arborways
  9. Arbory
  10. arbour
  11. arboured

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