What does arboreous mean?
Definitions for arboreous
ɑrˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr-ar·bore·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
arboreal, arboreous, tree-livingadjective
inhabiting or frequenting trees
"arboreal apes"
arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woodyadjective
abounding in trees
"an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"
arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shapedadjective
resembling a tree in form and branching structure
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
Wiktionary
arboreousadjective
Woody (as opposed to herbaceous).
arboreousadjective
Wooded, covered with trees.
Etymology: Latin arbor meaning tree
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Arboreousadjective
Etymology: arboreus, Lat.
They speak properly, who make it an arboreous excrescence, or rather a superplant bred of a viscous and superfluous lopp, which the tree itself cannot assimilate. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.
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arboreous
Arboreous refers to something that is like a tree in nature or characteristics, or something that is abundant in trees. It can describe a setting or environment that is filled or covered with trees, or it can describe an organism or object that has characteristics or qualities similar to that of a tree, such as being tall, firm, or branched.
Webster Dictionary
Arboreousadjective
having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub
Arboreousadjective
pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss
Etymology: [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arboreous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arboreous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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