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Definition of Arborical
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or formed by trees. "An arborous roof"
Derivative terms: Arbor, Arbor, Arbor, Arbor
Partainyms: Tree, Tree, Tree, Tree
Definition of Arborical
1. a. Relating to trees.
Definition of Arborical
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Relating to trees; arboreal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Arborical
1. Relating to trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arborical
Literary usage of Arborical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"ARBOREI', (ar'-bo-ret) n. ». A small tree or shrub. ARBORESCENT, (ar-bo-res'-scnt)
a. Growing like a tree. arborical, (ar-bor'-e-kal) a. Relating to trees. ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"From the time that ape-like man abandoned his arborical life in the forests and
entered the keener struggle for existence on the plains and among the hills, ..."
3. Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ: The Familiar Letters of James Howell by James Howell, Agnes Repplier (1907)
"... that he would endeavour to make a constant grain of evenness and impartiality
to pass through the whole bulk of that arborical discourse. ..."
4. A Woman's Wanderings in the Western World by Clara Fitzroy (Kelly) Bromley (1861)
"Also I must not omit mentioning my introduction to a sugar plantation, which,
however, did not make so pleasing an impression as other new arborical ..."
5. The History of San José and Surroundings: With Biographical Sketches of by Frederic Hall (1871)
"... and the New Zealand flax, have their share in forming this arborical host.
Nor has the Monterey cypress, so grand in form, been left out of the ranks. ..."
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