Arbor vitae

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:52:52

Ar"bor vi"tae (#). [L., tree of life.]

1. Bot.

An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the T. occidentalis.

2. Anat.

The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section.

 

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