liber

[lahy-ber]

noun Botany.

phloem.

Origin of liber

1745–55; < Latin: bark; akin to leaf

liber

[lahy-ber; Latin li-ber]

noun, plural li·bri

[lahy-brahy, -bree; Latin li-bree] /ˈlaɪ braɪ, -bri; Latin ˈlɪ bri/, li·bers.

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

Origin of liber

< Latin: book, orig. bark; see liber¹

Liber

[lahy-ber]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for liber

Historical Examples of liber

I know not who may be your alma mater, but undoubtedly Bacchus is your liber pater.
Ebrietatis Encomium
Boniface Oinophilus
The festival of Liber, called the Liberalia, was celebrated on the 17th of March.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
E.M. Berens
The instrument is in the Liber Arrendamentorum, from Lucretia's chancellery.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
You had better get such a photograph, even if you have a Liber print as well.
The Crown of Wild Olive
John Ruskin
The "Liber Eliensis," of about the same date, also adopts it.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely
W. D. Sweeting

British Dictionary definitions for liber

liber

noun

a rare name for phloem

Word Origin for liber

C18: from Latin, in original sense: tree bark

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