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arbor.

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑːbə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹbɚ/General-American/ˈaːbə/Australia
  1. A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

  2. A grove of trees.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English arbour, erbour, from Old French erbier (“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe (“grass, herb”), from Latin herba (“grass, herb”) (English herb). (Compare Late Latin herbārium, although erbier is possibly an independent formation.) The spelling was influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

noun/ˈɑːbə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹbɚ/General-American/ˈaːbə/Australia
  1. An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.

  2. A bar for supporting cutting tools.

  3. A spindle of a wheel.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French arbre (“tree, axis”), spelling influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

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