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Adjective: arboreal  aa(r)'bo-ree-ul
  1. Of or relating to or formed by trees
    "an arboreal roof";
    - arborical [rare], arborary [rare], arborous
     
  2. Inhabiting or frequenting trees
    "arboreal apes";
    - arboreous, tree-living
     
  3. Resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    "arboreal coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
    - arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped

See also: branchy

Antonym: nonarboreal

Encyclopedia: Arboreal