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arbor

noun (1)
ar·​bor | \ ˈär-bÉ™r How to pronounce arbor (audio) \

Definition of arbor

 (Entry 1 of 3)

: a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines

arbor

noun (2)

Definition of arbor (Entry 2 of 3)

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
variants: or arbori-

Definition of arbor- (Entry 3 of 3)

: tree arboriculture

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Noun (1)

1arbor

In the meaning defined above

First Known Use of arbor

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for arbor

Noun (1)

Middle English erber, herber garden, from Anglo-French, from herbe herb, grass

Noun (2)

Latin, tree, shaft

Combining form

Latin arbor

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arbor

noun
ar·​bor | \ ˈär-bÉ™r How to pronounce arbor (audio) \

Kids Definition of arbor

: a shelter shaped like an arch over which vines grow

arbor

noun
ar·​bor | \ ˈär-bÉ™r How to pronounce arbor (audio) \

Medical Definition of arbor

: a branching anatomical structure resembling a tree

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