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nemorous

/ˈnɛməɹəs/

nemorous adjective: forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.

Adjective

nemorous (comparative more nemorous, superlative most nemorous)

  1. (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
    • Even Paradise itself, says Evelyn, was but a kind of ‘nemorous temple or sacred grove,’ planted by God himself.1889, Thomas Thisleton-Dyer, The Folk Lore of Plants, Kessinger 2004 edition, page 22
    Synonyms:
    forested, wooded

Synonyms of nemorous

Forms of nemorous

comparativemore nemorous
superlativemost nemorous

Origin of nemorous

From Latin nemus (“grove”).

Questions about nemorous

What does nemorous mean?
Nemorous means forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
What part of speech is nemorous?
Nemorous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nemorous?
Nemorous is pronounced /ˈnɛməɹəs/.

Words near nemorous in the dictionary

  1. nemoricole
  2. nemoricoline
  3. nemoricolous
  4. nemorose
  5. nemorosone
  6. nemorous
  7. nemorubicin
  8. nemosis
  9. nemotic
  10. nemourid
  11. nemourids

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