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arboreal

[ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr-] / ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
relating to a tree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arborescent arborous
STRONG
branchy


Example Sentences

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Standing on a lot redolent of fresh-cut poplar and littered with arboreal debris — tree chunks as large as small cars that were once a 108-foot-tall living organism — Zumot said the choice was easy.

From Washington Post

“Ghost Forest” uses towering dead Atlantic white cedars to create a temporary copse of arboreal skeletons.

From Washington Post

Among the subjects are such arboreal details as “Birch Bark” and “Giant Sequoia Needles,” rendered at enlarged sizes, as well as tree stumps and downed trunks.

From Washington Post

The new species is an example of an arboreal pterosaur.

From Salon

They are seeking help from lawmakers with limited power and developers who often have little incentive to preserve an arboreal landscape threatened by advancing blacktop.

From Washington Post