- arborvitaes
- n. type of tree in the cypress family
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
arborvitaes
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thuja — /thooh jeuh/, n. 1. any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes. 2. the wood of the sandarac tree. Also, thuya. [1750 60; < NL, ML thuia, < MGk thuía, for Gk thýa kind of African tree] * * * … Universalium
thuja — thu•ja [[t]ˈθu dʒə[/t]] n. pl. jas 1) pln any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes 2) the wood of the sandarac tree • Etymology: 1750–60; < NL, ML thuia, < MGk thuía, for Gk thýa kind of African tree … From formal English to slang
