Found 2 items, similar to arbor.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arbor arbor n 1: tree (as opposed to shrub) 2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: spindle, mandrel, mandril] 3: a framework that supports climbing plants; “the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park” [syn: arbour, bower, pergola]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arbor Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See Herb, and cf. Herbarium.] A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.] 1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight. [1913 Webster]