arboreal
- adjective
- /ɑrˈbɔːriəl/
- Specialized
:
arbóreo
- Children love to play in the arboreal fort made from branches and leaves.
Examples
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What's more, accounts from subsequent historians mention witches, prophecies, and arboreal armies.
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I liked the way some homeowners trimmed little catalpa trees to form arboreal teepees, and I was most struck by the sight of glass-brick breakfast nooks being added at the back of those Gary bungalows.
Academic text (2005) -
Look up the spelling arboreal satisfaction Arbro means having to do with a tree.
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Over the longer term, as the A. sagrei became more arboreal, we predicted that selection would reverse its course and favor the shorter legs suitable for using narrow, arboreal perches.
Academic text (2007) -
The old park features an arboreal trail that winds through tall trees.
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The artist created an arboreal sculpture that resembles the branches of a tree.
Synonyms
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9.9
Having the shape of a tree with many branches
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Having many branches like a tree
Like a tree in shape because it has many branches
Having a branching shape like a tree
Having branches like a tree
Shaped like a tree with branches
Shaped like a tree with branches that spread out
Having a main trunk and branches that spread out like a tree
Having the shape of a tree with branches
About trees or showing tree shapes
Having many trees that give shade
Compounds
- Specialized
A small brown animal like a lizard with yellow spots that climbs trees at night in California forests
How Tree-like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arboreal comes from the Latin arbor, which means 'tree'. So arboreal is also used for things that look 'tree-like', with many branches or a branching form.