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Arbor
Pronunciation : Ar"bor
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See Herb, and cf. Herbarium.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. Sir P. Sidney.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ar"bor
Part of Speech : n. [Written also arbour.]
Etymology : [L., a tree, a beam.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. Knight. Arbor Day, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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