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.
Words nearby arbor vitae
arbitress,
arblay,
arblay, d',
arbor,
arbor day,
arbor vitae,
arboraceous,
arboreal,
arbored,
arboreous,
arborescent
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British Dictionary definitions for arbor vitae
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