arboreous

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uh s, -bohr- ]

/ ɑrˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr- /

abounding in trees; wooded.

arborescent.

Origin of arboreous

1640–50; < Latin arboreus of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -eus -eous

sub·ar·bo·re·ous, adjective

The arable lands of Hango are nearly destitute of trees, a few willows being the only arboreous vegetation.

Western Himalaya and Tibet |Thomas Thomson
On the banks Stravadium, and an arboreous Butea, a Combretum, are common.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William Griffith
He strode down the mountain as though he had been born on its arboreous slopes.

The Tale of Timber Town |Alfred Grace
They are plentiful about Moose Factory and inland, where they breed, choosing an arboreous situation.

The Passenger Pigeon |Various

At a temple near Jaisa found the Juniper of Oongar in flower, and arboreous, attaining a height of about 40 feet.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William Griffith

arboreous

/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəs) /

thickly wooded; having many trees

another word for arborescent