arbor vitae

Meaning

Noun

Any of the evergreen trees and shrubs known as arborvitae, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, or of the species Platycladus orientalis (species).
White matter of the cerebellum.

Origin

From Latin arbor + vitae, genitive singular of vita

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