arborealadj.
/ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ɑrˈbɔriəl/ 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, trees.
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a1667 A. Cowley Of Plants 201 Young colonies of Trees thou dost replace I' th' empty realms of our arboreal race.
1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings iv. 68 Where the pine forms the sole arboreal vegetation.
2. Connected with, haunting, or inhabiting trees.
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a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 169 A vivid feeling connected with his arboreal existence.
1865 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xii. 246 Arboreal ants, which make their nests among the branches.
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