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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. inhabiting or frequenting trees;
- Example: "arboreal apes"
[syn: arboreal, arboreous, tree-living]

2. abounding in trees;
- Example: "an arboreous landscape"
- Example: "violets in woodsy shady spots"
- Example: "a woody area near the highway"
[syn: arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody]

3. resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
- Example: "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"
- Example: "dendriform sponges"
[syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss.
      --Quincy.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]