arborvitae

[ ahr-ber-vahy-tee ]

/ ˌɑr bərˈvaɪ ti /

noun

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.

Anatomy. arbor vitae.

Nearby words

arborist,
arborite,
arborization,
arborize,
arborous,
arbour,
arbovirus,
arbroath,
arbtrn.,
arbus

Origin of arborvitae

1655–65 for def 1; 1790–1800 for def 2; < Latin: tree of life