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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
arboreous
    adj 1: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn:
           arboreal, arboreous, tree-living] [ant:
           nonarboreal]
    2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in
       woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn:
       arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody]
    3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
       "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
       "dendriform sponges" [syn: arboreal, arboreous,
       arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform,
       dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Arboreous \Ar*bo"re*ous\, a. [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.]
   1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper
      tree, in distinction from a shrub. --Loudon.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss.
      --Quincy.
      [1913 Webster]

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