See Also: Arbor vitae(medicine)
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curriculum vitae(dictionary)
lignum vitae(dictionary)
taedium vitae(dictionary)
IN FAVOREM VITAE(law)

arbor vitae (iou)



arbor vitae noun phr. Also (esp. in sense 1) arborvitae. Pl. same. E17.
[Latin = tree of life.]
Any of a number of N. American or Far Eastern evergreen conifers, belonging chiefly to the genus Thuja. E17.
oil of arbor vitae = oil of thuja s.v. THUJA.
Anatomy. The arborescent appearance of the white matter in a sagittal section of the cerebellum. Also called tree of life. E19.