Arbor Day
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- noun
- /ˈɑːrbər deɪ/
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Día del Árbol
- The kit is available from the National Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people plant and care for trees.
- Arbor Day celebration
- celebrate Arbor Day
- Arbor Day tree planting
Examples
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Join us to plant new trees during our community event for Arbor Day this Saturday.
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Friday, April 27, 2012, is Arbor Day in the U.S.
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Furthermore, they have the opportunity to plan a personal Arbor Day celebration.
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Even in the face of tragedy, Arbor Day is an opportunity to celebrate the positive impact trees have on our lives.
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Morton became a crusader of forestry, and on April 10, 1872, the first Arbor Day took place in Nebraska.
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According to the Arbor Day Foundation, in 1854, pioneer J. Sterling Morton moved to Nebraska from Detroit, Michigan.
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Every year, many schools organize activities to honor Arbor Day by planting seedlings.
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The local park will host a celebration for Arbor Day with educational workshops about tree care.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'arbor' (tree) + 'day' (a day set aside) yields the meaning 'a day for trees/planting trees', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the purpose of the holiday. Equivalent 'tree day' observances exist in many languages, supporting a cross-linguistically transparent interpretation rather than an idiomatic one.
Etymology
The name Arbor Day comes from the old Latin word arbor, which means 'tree'. It began as a special day when people planted young trees together, so Arbor Day now means 'a day to plant and care for trees'.