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

His mother, Dorris Liber, said the last time she spoke to her son was when he had called from the festival grounds preparing to say his last words.

From Washington Times

“I’m here because it’s been 30 days. Every day is like eternity to me and I can’t wait any longer because I know that he was shot,” Ms. Liber said.

From Washington Times

Rodney Liber, a former movie producer and Brentwood HOA member for eight years, told The Times that when he saw the news that Monroe’s home had entered the initial stages leading toward demolition, he brought it up to the association.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have always known him to be a humble, compassionate man that carried on the Special Forces motto, ‘De Opresso Liber’ — Free the Oppressed.

From Washington Times

The rite of Coronation in England, which is really a series of ancient rituals, has its roots in the ninth century and was codified in the fourteenth in a book called the Liber Regalis, which the Abbey still possesses.

From BBC