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• liber
  liber

  noun

  phloem.
• Liber
  Liber

  noun

  an ancient Italian god of wine and vineyards, in later times identified with Bacchus.

liber

¹ American  

[lahy-ber] / ˈlaɪ bər /

noun

Botany.

1. phloem.

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liber ² American  

[lahy-ber, li-ber] / ˈlaɪ bər, ˈlɪ bɛr /

noun

plural

libri, libers

1. a book of public records, as deeds or birth certificates.

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Liber ³ American  

[lahy-ber] / ˈlaɪ bər /

noun

1. an ancient Italian god of wine and vineyards, in later times identified with Bacchus.

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liber British  

/ ˈlaɪbə /

noun

1. a rare name for phloem

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Etymology

Origin of liber¹

1745–55; < Latin: bark; akin to leaf

Origin of liber²

< Latin: book, originally bark; see liber ¹

Example Sentences

He traveled through Europe, Liber said, sometimes bartering paintings for hotel stays and restaurant meals.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

State business license information shows Nommensen is the co-owner of Liber Construction in Spanaway, and the business address listed for the company is the same as Nommensen’s last known address included in charging documents.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

The heartbreaking song “Far From the Home I Love” is now “Vayt fun Mayn Liber Heym.”

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018

“Increasing land supply while prices are high, and vice versa won’t work because property developers will hold onto their existing stocks to maximize profits, and this drives up prices,” added Liber.

From Forbes • Apr. 3, 2015

Fibonacci is best remembered for a silly little problem he posed in his book, Liber Abaci, which was published in 1202.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife