arboreal Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective of or relating to or formed by trees
arborical; arborous; arborary.
- an arborous roof
adjective inhabiting or frequenting trees
tree-living; arboreous.
- arboreal apes
adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
arboresque; tree-shaped; treelike; arborescent; dendriform; arboriform; arboreous; dendroidal; dendroid.
- arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
- dendriform sponges

Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees. Cowley.
Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals.
Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. Darwin.