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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-ber-vahy-tee]
- /ˌɑr bərˈvaɪ ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-ber-vahy-tee]
- /ˌɑr bərˈvaɪ ti/
Definitions of arborvitae word
- noun arborvitae any of a number of N. American or Far Eastern evergreen conifers, belonging chiefly to the genus Thuja 3
- noun arborvitae any of several trees or shrubs (genus Thuja) of the cypress family, with flattened sprays of scalelike leaves 3
- noun arborvitae the treelike structure of the white substance in a longitudinal section of the cerebellum 3
- noun arborvitae 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. 1
- noun arborvitae Anatomy. arbor vitae. 1
- noun arborvitae Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja, Platycladus and Thujopsis, grown for timber or ornament. 1
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Origin of arborvitae
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65 for def 1; 1790-1800 for def 2; < Latin: tree of life
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Parts of speech for Arborvitae
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arborvitae popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
arborvitae usage trend in Literature
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- how to grow arborvitae?
- when to fertilize arborvitae?
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- how to plant arborvitae emerald green?
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