arborvitae

n. 金钟柏, 小脑活树

发音

其它 /ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪti/
CA /ˌɑɹbɚˈvəɪɾi/

词形变化

arborvitaes 复数 arborvitaes

别名

arbor vitae arborvitæ

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.

  2. 2.

    The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

conifer

下位词 3

red cedar western redcedar whitecedar

词源

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + vitae (“of life”), literally “tree of life”, probably referring to the evergreen leaves. The anatomical sense from the branched, tree-like appearance of the tissue.

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