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/ˌɑɹbɚˈvaɪti/ · noun
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament..
She was at that moment just outside the door, and from the position of the Colonel, framed between the pillars at the other end of the piazza and against the dark green foliage of an arborvitae standing beyond.
Use arbor vitae when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Arbor vitae means Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament..
Common synonyms include tree of life.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She was at that moment just outside the door, and from the position of the Colonel, framed between the pillars at the other end of the piazza and against the dark green foliage of an arborvitae standing beyond.
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