Arbor Day

noun

: a day designated for planting trees

Examples of Arbor Day in a Sentence

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What To Know The U.S. Forest Service has terminated a $75 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation, pulling the funding from 105 environmental projects aimed at reforesting disadvantaged communities across the country. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Tree Circus at botanical gardens Kids in the Garden features Tree Circus at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 8 to celebrate Arbor Day at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Drive. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 Dan Lambe is the CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2024 To receive the prestigious designation, a Tree City must have a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observation and proclamation. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Arbor Day

Word History

Etymology

Latin arbor tree

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Arbor Day was in 1863

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“Arbor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arbor%20Day. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

Arbor Day

noun
: a day in April set aside as a day to plant trees

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