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ARBOROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arborous mean?
• ARBOROUS (adjective)
The adjective ARBOROUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or formed by trees
Familiarity information: ARBOROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or formed by trees
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
arborary; arboreal; arborical; arborous
Context example:
an arborous roof
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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