adj
arboreal
Arboreal (adj) means relating to, or like, a tree.
adj
1
Relating to, or like, a tree.
"The sleek Brazilian jaguar Does not in its arboreal gloom Distil so rank a feline smell As Grishkin in a drawing-room."
— T. S. Eliot, Whispers of Immortality (1919)
2
Living in trees.
3
Full of trees.
"mountains, unlike the arboreal garden and the sacred stream, had gone unmentioned in the account of Creation given in Genesis"
— Simon Schama, Landscape and Memory (1995)
"She married him, and the two of them settled down in this quiet, arboreal part of Kensington:"
— Elizabeth Bowen, The Demon Lover (1945)
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Etymology
Formed in the mid-17th century from Latin arboreus (“tree-like”) and -al.
Synonyms
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arboresque
arborescent
arboreous
dendriform
arboriform
treelike
arborical
dendroid
arborary
arborous
dendroidal
Antonyms
nonarboreal
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Rhymes for arboreal
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What is the meaning of arboreal?
"arboreal" (adj) means relating to, or like, a tree.
What is another word for arboreal?
Other words for "arboreal" include arboresque, arborescent, arboreous, dendriform, arboriform, treelike.
What is the opposite of arboreal?
The opposite of "arboreal" is nonarboreal.
What are the different meanings of arboreal?
"arboreal" has 3 main meanings: 1. Relating to, or like, a tree; 2. Living in trees; 3. Full of trees.
