Hypertext Webster Gateway: "arboreous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arboreous \Ar*bo"re*ous\, a. [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.]
1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper
tree, in distinction from a shrub. --Loudon.
2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss.
--Quincy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
arboreous
adj 1: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: {arboreal},
{tree-living}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in
woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn:
{arboraceous}, {woodsy}, {woody}]
3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
"dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arborescent}, {arboresque},
{arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike},
{tree-shaped}]
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