1
[ adjective ] of or relating to or formed by trees

Synonyms

arborary arborous arborical

Examples

"an arborous roof"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

In_short , and to borrow an arboreal phrase , slash_timber .

Related terms

tree tree tree tree

2
[ adjective ] resembling a tree in form and branching structure

Synonyms

arborescent arboresque arboriform dendriform dendroid dendroidal treelike tree-shaped arboreous

Examples

"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda" "dendriform sponges"

Related terms

branchy

3
[ adjective ] inhabiting or frequenting trees

Synonyms

tree-living arboreous

Examples

"arboreal apes"

Related terms

nonarboreal

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Rhymes with

sartorial pictorial gubernatorial senatorial curatorial editorial ambassadorial territorial advertorial dictatorial extraterritorial equatorial conspiratorial tutorial raptorial immemorial professorial primordial memorial burial gabriel industrial arterial myocardial aerial serial cereal magisterial ministerial material bacterial antibacterial imperial immaterial secretarial trivial vitriol terrestrial extraterrestrial endometrial mercurial managerial malarial venereal ethereal actuarial tracheal israel microbial radial intracranial marsupial coaxial biaxial bronchial proverbial adverbial custodial medial vestigial laryngeal menial collegial lineal filial pineal centennial bicentennial jovial remedial pluvial patrimonial fluvial musial colloquial colonial convivial ceremonial binomial matrilineal matrimonial millennial alluvial biennial polynomial testimonial patrilineal entrepreneurial parochial perennial triennial

Phonetic and Homophones

AA0 R B AO1 R IY0 AH0 L

Similar Spelling

arbor arborical arboresque arborize arborise arboretum arboreous Arbor_Day Arbour arborvirus airborne arborvitae arborolatry arborescent arboraceous arborous arborist arborary

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