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Added 8 October 2026

arbour

noun

Latin root: arbor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about arbour at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A framework that supports climbing plants.
the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park

Origin

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

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