释义 |
ar·bor·vi·tae \|ärbərˈvīd.]ē, |ȧbəˈv-, -īt], ]i\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin arbor vitae, literally, tree of life 1. : a tree or shrub of the genus Thuja or the closely related Thujopsis — see american arborvitae, oriental arborvitae; tree illustration 2. : any of several plants of the genus Libocedrus 3. usually arbor vitae : a treelike structure or arrangement (as of nervous tissue in the cerebellum) |