arboreous Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective inhabiting or frequenting trees
arboreal; tree-living.
- arboreal apes
adjective satellite abounding in trees
woody; arboraceous; woodsy.
- an arboreous landscape
- violets in woodsy shady spots
- a woody area near the highway
adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
arboresque; tree-shaped; treelike; arboreal; arborescent; dendriform; arboriform; dendroidal; dendroid.
- arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
- dendriform sponges

L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.

Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. Loudon.
Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy.