Arborovitae sunan ne da ke nufin wani nau'in bishiyar evergreen ko shrub na dangin Cypress, yan ƙasa zuwa Arewacin Amurka da gabashin Asiya. Kalmar Arborovitae ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Latin "arbor," ma'ana "itace," da "Vitae," ma'ana "rayuwa." Mazaunan suna da suna saboda sun yi imani da shi da farkon Turai Turai ana iya rayuwa rayuwa. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar don bayyana itacen wannan bishiyar, wanda ake yawanci amfani dashi don yin fences, kayan daki, da sauran tsarin waje.