arboreous

[ahr-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr-]

ar·bo·re·ous

[ahr-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr-]
adjective
1.
abounding in trees; wooded.
2.
arboreal (def. 2).

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin arboreus of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -eus -eous

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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