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arborvitae

ar·bor·vi·tae

UK/ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪti/ US/ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪɾi/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis

Origin

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + vitae (“of life”), literally “tree of life”, probably referring to the evergreen leaves. The anatomical sense from the branched, tree-like appearance of the tissue.

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