Arboreous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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