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arboreous

ar·bo·reous

US/ɑɹˈbɚ.iəs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

inhabiting or frequenting trees

  • “arboreal apes”
2.

abounding in trees

  • “an arboreous landscape”
  • “violets in woodsy shady spots”
  • “a woody area near the highway”
3.

resembling a tree in form and branching structure

  • “arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda”
  • “dendriform sponges”

Origin

From Latin arbor (“tree”).

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