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English Dictionary: arbor	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for arbor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arbor n tree (as opposed to shrub) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts Synonym(s): spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" Synonym(s): arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See {Herb}, and cf. {Herbarium}.] A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.] 1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. 2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight. {Arbor Day}, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]