ARBURG, a town of Switzerland, in the canton of Bern, on the river Aar. It is small, but very strong,
Arbuscula being seated on a rock, and defended by a good fortrefs cut out of the rock. E. Long. 17. 55. N. Lat. 47. 10. Arbutus.
ARBUSCULA is used by Bradley to denote a little or dwarf tree, above the rank of shrubs but below that of trees; such, e. gr. as the elder.
ARBUSTUM implies a number or multitude of trees planted for the fruit sake.
The word was more peculiarly applied to a place planted with trees for fastening vines to, which are hence called by Columella arbuscivae.
ARBUSTUM is sometimes also used to denote an orchard, or field wherein trees are planted at such distance that there is room for ploughing and growing corn between.