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Definition of Arboreous
1. Adjective. Inhabiting or frequenting trees. "Arboreal apes"
2. Adjective. Abounding in trees. "A woody area near the highway"
Similar to: Wooded
Derivative terms: Woods, Woodsiness, Woodiness
3. Adjective. Resembling a tree in form and branching structure. "Dendriform sponges"
Similar to: Branchy
Derivative terms: Arbor, Arbor, Arbor
Definition of Arboreous
1. a. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub.
Definition of Arboreous
1. Adjective. Woody (as opposed to herbaceous). ¹
2. Adjective. Wooded, covered with trees. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arboreous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Arboreous
1. 1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. 2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Origin: L. Arboreous, fr. Arbor tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arboreous
Literary usage of Arboreous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"Any species, however, which in its typical or prevailing form displays itself as
a tree with a distinct trunk and crown and takes on distinctive arboreous ..."
2. Manual of Gardening: A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"arboreous conifers. The evergreen conifers that one is likely to plant may be
roughly classed as pines; spruces and firs; cedars and junipers; ..."
3. A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany by Frederick Orpen Bower (1891)
"STEM—arboreous TYPE I. Note the following external characters of a twig of
Elm (Ulmus campestris) of the current year. It is cylindrical, hirsute, ..."
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