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.

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arbor vitae
/ (ˈɑːbɔː ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for arbor vitae

C17: from New Latin, literally: tree of life