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arborvitae Definition

ar·bor·vi·tae (är′bər vīt′ē)

noun

  1. Bot. any of several trees or shrubs (genus Thuja) of the cypress family, with flattened sprays of scalelike leaves
  2. Anat. the treelike structure of the white substance in a longitudinal section of the cerebellum

Etymology: L, lit., tree of life

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