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ARBOREAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inhabiting or frequenting trees

Example:

arboreal apes

Synonyms:

arboreal; arboreous; tree-living

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

nonarboreal (not inhabiting or frequenting trees)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling a tree in form and branching structure

Example:

dendriform sponges

Synonyms:

arboreal; arboreous; arborescent; arboresque; arboriform; dendriform; dendroid; dendroidal; tree-shaped; treelike

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

branchy (having many branches)

Derivation:

arbor (a framework that supports climbing plants)

arbor (tree (as opposed to shrub))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to or formed by trees

Example:

an arborous roof

Synonyms:

arborary; arboreal; arborical; arborous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Derivation:

arbor (tree (as opposed to shrub))

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