Synonyms of arboreous

Adjective


1. arboreal (vs. nonarboreal), arboreous, tree-living

usage: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"

2. arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody, wooded (vs. unwooded)

usage: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"

3. arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped, branchy (vs. branchless)

usage: resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"

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Definition and meaning of arboreous (Dictionary)