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adjective
1.
abounding in trees; wooded.
2.
arboreal
(
def. 2
)
.
3.
arborescent.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
arboreus
of trees, equivalent to
arbor
tree +
-eus
-eous
Related forms
sub·ar·bo·re·ous,
adjective
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arboreous
(ɑːˈbɔːrɪəs)
—
adj
1.
thickly wooded; having many trees
2.
another word for
arborescent
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