HyperDic: arboreous

English > 3 senses of the word arboreous:
ADJECTIVEallarboreous, arboreal, tree-livinginhabiting or frequenting trees
allarboreous, arboraceous, woodsy, woodyabounding in trees
allarboreous, arboreal, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shapedresembling a tree in form and branching structure
English > arboreous: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningInhabiting or frequenting trees.
Synonymsarboreal, tree-living
Oppositenonarborealnot inhabiting or frequenting trees
Spanisharbóreo
Catalanarbori
English > arboreous: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningabounding in trees.
Example"an arboreous landscape"
Synonymsarboraceous, woodsy, woody
BroaderwoodedCovered with growing trees and bushes etc
Spanisharbolado, arbóreo
English > arboreous: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningresembling a tree in form and branching structure.
Synonymsarboreal, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
BroaderbranchyHaving many branches
Spanisharborescente, arboriforme, dendriforme
Catalanarbori
Nounsarbortree (as opposed to shrub)

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