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pergola definition

per·gola (pʉr′gə lə)

noun

an arbor, esp. one with an open roof of cross rafters or latticework supported on posts or columns, usually with climbing vines

Etymology: It, arbor < L pergula, arbor, projecting cover < ? *perga, beams, framework < IE *perg-, beam, rod > ON forkr, pole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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