arboreous
1. abounding in trees
- an arboreous landscape
- violets in woodsy shady spots
- a woody area near the highway
• Syn:
arboraceous, woodsy, woody
• Similar to:
wooded
• Derivationally related forms:
woodiness (for: woody), woodsiness (for: woodsy), woods (for: woodsy)
2. inhabiting or frequenting trees
- arboreal apes
• Syn:
arboreal, tree-living
• Ant:
nonarboreal (for: arboreal)
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
• Similar to:
branchy
• Derivationally related forms:
arbor, arbor (for: arboreal)
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