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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arbor \Ar"bor\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
arbor
noun
1: tree (as opposed to shrub)
2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandrel}, {mandril}]
3: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbour}, {bower}, {pergola}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "arbor": alcove, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree, belvedere, bower, casino, conservatory, distaff, fulcrum, gazebo, gimbal, glasshouse, greenhouse, gudgeon, hinge, hingle, hub, kiosk, lathhouse, mandrel, nave, oarlock, pergola, pin, pintle, pivot, pole, radiant, retreat, rowlock, spindle, summerhouse, swivel, trunnion
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