Definition of Arbor day

1. Noun. A day designated for planting trees.

Generic synonyms: Day

Definition of Arbor day

1. Proper noun. (American English) The national holiday celebrated by planting a tree; the last Friday in April. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbor Day

Araucaria bidwillii
Araucaria columnaris
Araucaria cunninghamii
Araucaria excelsa
Araucaria heterophylla
Araucariaceae
Araujia
Araujia sericofera
Arava
Arawak
Arawakan
Arawn
Arax
Araxes
Arbil
Arbor Day
Arbury
Arbuthnotian
Arbutus menziesii
Arbutus unedo
Arbëresh
Arbëreshë Albanian
Arc de Triomphe
Arca
Arcadia
Arcadian
Arcadians
Arcadic
Arcado-Cypriot

Literary usage of Arbor day

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"Thus the Arbor-day idea is seen to have spread far beyond the place of its ... A noticeable and important development of the Arbor-day movement is its ..."

2. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"But up to 1883 no state had advanced this movement by the institution of an Arbor Day to be celebrated and observed in schools. Ohio was the first state to ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
"Aaron Burr; Abraham Lincoln; Alexander Hamilton ; An evening in the American museum of natural history; Anthracite coal ; arbor day; Arts and crafts; ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1902)
"arbor day; Birds of Central park; Christmas; Coronation of Alfonse XIII; Exposition buildings ... TB Aldrich; arbor day; Authors of books on animals; Birds; ..."

5. Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the by William Makepeace Thayer (1887)
"The State of Nebraska originated "arbor day" ; thanks for the public enterprise of its citizens. Minnesota was the first State to copy Nebraska's example, ..."

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