liber

¹

[ lahy-ber ]

noun

, Botany.

1. phloem.

liber

²

[ lahy-ber; Latin li-ber ]

noun

, plural li·bri [lahy, -brahy, -bree, li, -b, r, ee], li·bers.

1. a book of public records, as deeds or birth certificates.

Liber

³

[ lahy-ber ]

noun

1. an ancient Italian god of wine and vineyards, in later times identified with Bacchus.

liber

/ ˈlaɪbə /

noun

1. a rare name for phloem

Word History and Origins

Origin of liber¹

1745–55; < Latin: bark; akin to leaf

Origin of liber²

< Latin: book, originally bark; liber ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of liber¹

C18: from Latin, in original sense: tree bark

Example Sentences

The Liber Pontificalis states that glass patens were in use in the third century.

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An offering was then made in the temple of Liber on the Capitoline Hill, and the day ended with a feast at the father's house.

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Utinam non tibi magis superbia quam invidia nocuisset: nam hoc crimine, me judice, liber es.

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Liber and his colleague Dahn were at that time among the staunchest supporters of the policy of the Entente in Russia.

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This was the model on which Turner founded the publication of his own sketches under the title of Liber Studiorum.

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