Arbor Definition

ärbər
arbores, arbors
noun
arbors
A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of latticework on which plants such as climbing shrubs or vines are grown.
American Heritage
A place shaded by trees or shrubs or, esp., by vines on a latticework; bower.
Webster's New World
A garden or lawn.
Webster's New World
An orchard.
Webster's New World
A spindle of a wheel, as in watches and clocks.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Arbor

Noun

Singular:
arbor
Plural:
arbores, arbors

Origin of Arbor

  • Middle English arbour, from Old French erbier (“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe (“grass, herb”), from Latin herba (“grass, herb”) (English herb). (Compare Late Latin herbarium, although erbier is possibly an independent formation.) The phonetic change to ar- was influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English herber from Old French erbier garden from erbe herb herb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French arbre (“tree, axis”), spelling influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”)

    From Wiktionary

  • French arbre from Latin arbor tree

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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