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Definition of Arboreal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or formed by trees. "An arborous roof"

2. Adjective. Inhabiting or frequenting trees. "Arboreal apes"

3. Adjective. Resembling a tree in form and branching structure. "Dendriform sponges"

Definition of Arboreal

1. a. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees.

Definition of Arboreal

1. Adjective. Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; treely. ¹

2. Adjective. Living in or among trees. ¹

3. Noun. Any tree-dwelling creature. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arboreal

1. living in trees [adj]

Medical Definition of Arboreal

1. 1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees. 2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. "Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal." (Darwin) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arboreal

arbitresses arblast arblasts arbor arbor Dianae arbor dianae arbor vine arbor vines arbor vitae uteri arboraceous

arborary arborator arborators arborcide arboreal (current term) arboreal salamander arboreality arboreally arboreals arbored

arboreol arboreols arboreous arbores arborescence arborescences arborescent arborescent cataract arborescent plant

Literary usage of Arboreal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"arboreal Islands. The coast of California is ... The best and most striking example of an arboreal island is that at Monterey where the Monterey Pine, ..."

2. Aspects of the Earth: A Popular Account of Some Familiar Geological Phenomena by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1900)
"arboreal Ancestry of Man ; Need of Destroying the Forests ; Evil Effects of Deforesting ; Relation of Forests to Soil ; Protective Effects. ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"Considering that the coati is a thoroughly arboreal animal, and such its agility that it descends trees head first, one would suppose that this would awaken ..."

4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1905)
"The first of these arboreal heroes in attractiveness are the larches, — those handsome ... arboreal."

5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1905)
"The first of these arboreal heroes in attractiveness are the larches, — those handsome, mailed warriors of the Alps, which proudly toss their plumes or ..."

6. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"... VEGETARIAN AND arboreal The Fanatic: a new and original play, in four acts, by John T. Day. Strand Theatre, 21 October, 1897. ..."

7. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"... were the gains that rewarded the arboreal apprenticeship of man's ancestors. Many, likewise, were the results of leaving the trees and coming down to ..."

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