arboreous
Americanadjective
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thickly wooded; having many trees
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another word for arborescent
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of arboreous
1640–50; < Latin arboreus of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -eus -eous
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The campground is an arboreous escape shaded by massive old trees and, under safe conditions, guests can enjoy a cool dip in Stuart Fork’s clear waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Among nearly 60 selected works are his hanging scroll landscape paintings, depicting mountainous and arboreous terrain.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
It is only in the torrid zone that one sees these lavish developments of verdure, these labyrinths of charming arboreous effect.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou
These plants are herbaceous, arboreous and often creepers, but not all those that grow in the forest, nor even those known to the savage for their efficacy, are yet in the knowledge of Science.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
At 8,900 feet, Junipers cease, woods of Q. ilecifolia and Pinus cedroides, Rosa microphylla, shrubby Rhododendrons, that which was arboreous previously now becoming shrubby, Berberis asiatica, Taxus or Abies brunonis!
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
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