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ARBOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A framework that supports climbing plants

Example:

the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park

Synonyms:

arbor; arbour; bower; pergola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("arbor" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arbor"):

grape arbor; grape arbour (an arbor where grapes are grown)

Derivation:

arboreal (resembling a tree in form and branching structure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

Synonyms:

arbor; mandrel; mandril; spindle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("arbor" is a kind of...):

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Holonyms ("arbor" is a part of...):

drive ((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Tree (as opposed to shrub)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("arbor" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Derivation:

arborary (of or relating to or formed by trees)

arboreal (resembling a tree in form and branching structure)

arboreal (of or relating to or formed by trees)

arboreous (resembling a tree in form and branching structure)

arborical (of or relating to or formed by trees)

arborise (branch out like trees)

arborist (a specialist in treating damaged trees)

arborize (branch out like trees)

arborous (of or relating to or formed by trees)

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