Meaning of arbor in English
Noun
arborEtymology
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed): from Old French erbier, from erbe‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor‘tree’Definitions
1. tree (as opposed to shrub)- 2. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- 3. a framework that supports climbing plants
Examples
- « the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park »