arboreous

arboreous
    adj 1: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn:
           {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {tree-living}] [ant:
           {nonarboreal}]
    2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in
       woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn:
       {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woodsy}, {woody}]
    3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
       "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
       "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous},
       {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform},
       {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
    

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.
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   2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss.
      --Quincy.
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