Arbor Day
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A day set apart in Canada and the United States for planting trees. It was first inaugurated about 1885 in Nebraska.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Arbor Day” mean?
A day set apart in Canada and the United States for planting trees. It was first inaugurated about 1885 in Nebraska.
Is “Arbor Day” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.