arboreous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective inhabiting or frequenting trees
    arboreal; tree-living.
    • arboreal apes
  2. adjective satellite abounding in trees
    woody; arboraceous; woodsy.
    • an arboreous landscape
    • violets in woodsy shady spots
    • a woody area near the highway
  3. adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    arboresque; tree-shaped; treelike; arboreal; arborescent; dendriform; arboriform; dendroidal; dendroid.
    • arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
    • dendriform sponges

WordNet


Ar*bo"re*ous adjective
Etymology
L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913