English adjective: arboreal | |||
| 1. | arboreal of or relating to or formed by trees | ||
| Samples | An arborous roof. | ||
| Synonyms | arborary, arborical, arborous | ||
| 2. | arboreal inhabiting or frequenting trees | ||
| Samples | Arboreal apes. | ||
| Synonyms | arboreous, tree-living | ||
| Antonyms | nonarboreal | ||
| 3. | arboreal resembling a tree in form and branching structure | ||
| Samples | Arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda. Dendriform sponges. | ||
| Synonyms | arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike | ||
| Similar | branchy | ||
| Antonyms | branchless | ||