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Adjective: arboreous  aa(r)'bo-ree-us
  1. Inhabiting or frequenting trees
    "arboreous apes"
    - arboreal, tree-living
     
  2. Abounding in trees
    "an arboreous landscape"
    - arboraceous, woodsy, hard-on
     
  3. Resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    "arboreous coral found off the coast of Bermuda"
    - arboreal, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped

See also: arbor [N. Amer, Austral], branchy, wooded