arborvitae
Americannoun
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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.
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Anatomy. arbor vitae.
Etymology
Origin of arborvitae
1655–65 arborvitae for def. 1; 1790–1800 arborvitae for def. 2; < Latin: tree of life
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Q: I have four arborvitae that have died or are in the dying phase.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
He added a pond and has planted 58 blue spruce and arborvitae trees.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2020
The stairs are required for the bridge to clear a single thriving arborvitae evergreen, planted beneath it; the roof spikes seventeen feet for the purpose.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
They were eating her beloved hostas, nibbling the hydrangea and devouring the arborvitae.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
Sterling horticulturalist Josh Kane has found that deer do, in fact, have preferences, avoiding some evergreens, including the native eastern red cedar and the nonnative arborvitae family.
From Washington Post
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