Definitions for arboreous

arboreous ar·bo·re·ous

Spelling: [ahr-bawr-ee-uh s, -bohr-]
IPA: /ɑrˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr-/

Arboreous is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 297 anagrams from letters in arboreous (abeoorrsu).

Definitions for arboreous

adjective

  1. abounding in trees; wooded.
  2. arboreal (def 2).
  3. arborescent.

Origin of arboreous

1640-50; Latin arboreus of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -eus -eous

Examples for arboreous

They are plentiful about Moose Factory and inland, where they breed, choosing an arboreous situation.

At a temple near Jaisa found the Juniper of Oongar in flower, and arboreous, attaining a height of about 40 feet.

He strode down the mountain as though he had been born on its arboreous slopes.

On the banks Stravadium, and an arboreous Butea, a Combretum, are common.

The arboreous vegetation was much the same as on the other side of the pass.

The arable lands of Hango are nearly destitute of trees, a few willows being the only arboreous vegetation.

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