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arborvitae — [är΄bər vīt′ē] n. [L, lit., tree of life] 1. Bot. any of several trees or shrubs (genus Thuja) of the cypress family, with flattened sprays of scalelike leaves 2. Anat. the treelike structure of the white substance in a longitudinal section of… … English World dictionary
arborvitae — /ahr beuhr vuy tee/, n. 1. any of several ornamental or timber producing evergreen trees belonging to the genus Thuja, of the cypress family, native to North America and eastern Asia, having a scaly bark and scalelike leaves on branchlets. 2.… … Universalium
arborvitae — noun any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑western red cedar, ↑red cedar, ↑canoe cedar, ↑Thuja plicata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arborvitae — vakarinė tuja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Thuja occidentalis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Thuja occidentalis; Thuja… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
arborvitae — tuja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių (Cupressaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Thuja). atitikmenys: lot. Thuja angl. arborvitae; thuja vok. Lebensbaum rus. жизненное дерево; туя lenk. żywotnik; tuja … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
arborvitae leaf miner — noun : the larva of a small moth (Argyresthia thuiella) that mines in the leaves of the arborvitae … Useful english dictionary
arborvitae — noun a) Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, grown for timber or ornament. b) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure … Wiktionary
arborvitae — n. type of tree in the cypress family … English contemporary dictionary
arborvitae — ar·bor·vi·tae … English syllables
arborvitae — ar•bor•vi•tae [[t]ˌɑr bərˈvaɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several evergreen trees of the genus Thuja, of the cypress family, having a scaly bark and scalelike leaves on branchlets 2) anat. Also, ar′bor vi′tae. a treelike longitudinal pattern formed… … From formal English to slang
