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noun
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: tree of life
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree
Narrower terms: western red cedar, red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicata, American arborvitae, northern white cedar, white cedar, Thuja occidentalis, Oriental arborvitae, Thuja orientalis, Platycladus orientalis, hiba arborvitae, Thujopsis dolobrata
History
From Latin arbor (“tree”) + vitae (“of life”), literally “tree of life”, probably referring to the evergreen leaves. The anatomical sense from the branched, tree-like appearance of the tissue.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
