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arbor
1 of 3noun (1)
ar·bor ˈär-bər 
: a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines
arbor
2 of 3noun (2)
1
: a spindle or axle of a wheel
2
: a main shaft or beam
3
: a shaft on which a revolving cutting tool is mounted
4
: a spindle on a cutting machine that holds the work to be cut
arbor-
3 of 3combining form
variants or arbori-
: tree
arboriculture
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English erber, herber garden, from Anglo-French, from herbe herb, grass
Noun (2)
Latin, tree, shaft
Combining form
Latin arbor
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
arbor
noun
ar·bor ˈär-bər
: a shelter shaped like an arch over which vines grow
Medical Definition
arbor
noun
ar·bor ˈär-bər
: a branching anatomical structure resembling a tree
arbors
noun
as in bowers
a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over Synonyms & Similar Words
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