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arboreous

[ahr-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr-] / ɑrˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr- /


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The campground is an arboreous escape shaded by massive old trees and, under safe conditions, guests can enjoy a cool dip in Stuart Fork’s clear waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

Among nearly 60 selected works are his hanging scroll landscape paintings, depicting mountainous and arboreous terrain.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

Both Woola and I had several narrow escapes from these greedy, arboreous monsters.

From Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Think of the surroundings here—innocent twittering birds, silent arboreous trees, clear pellucid streams, nothing to tempt, nothing to degrade.”

From The Tale of Timber Town by Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Grace

To the S.W. there is a group of somewhat decayed Shan Pagodas, and a Poonghie house, around which are planted mango trees and a beautiful arboreous Bauhinia, B. rhododendriflora mihi, ovariis binis! 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith




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