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    ARBOREAL

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Inhabiting or frequenting treesplay

    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 structureplay

    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 treesplay

    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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