arboreous
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ar·bo·re·ous
(är-bôr′ē-əs)adj.
1. Relating to or resembling a tree.
2. Living in trees; arboreal.
3. Having many trees; wooded.
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arboreous
(ɑːˈbɔːrɪəs)adj
1. (Forestry) thickly wooded; having many trees
2. (Forestry) another word for arborescent
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ar•bo•re•ous
(ɑrˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr-)adj.
[1640–50]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() wooded - covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract" | |
3. | ![]() arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped, arboreal branchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" |
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