Word of the Day:
arboreous
What It Means
Having the characteristics of a tree. (of a plant)
Covered or filled with trees.
Growing on trees.
Arboreous in Context
“The country was no longer plain-land, but an arboreous wilderness interspersed with small fields and fruit orchards.”
Did You Know?
From Latin arbor (“tree”).
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