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Arbor (Arbour)

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Definition: Wooden garden arbors (arbours) are open frameworks designed to offer shady resting places in a garden or park. Arbors are often made of rustic work or latticework which serves as a trellis on which climbers may grow or on which creepers may be trained.

Note: The holiday, "Arbor Day" (Arbour Day) has a small connection with garden arbors, which you can discover in my full article on garden arbors.
Also Known As: bower
Alternate Spellings: (British) arbour
Common Misspellings: abor, arbur

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