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Webster 1913 Edition
Arboreous
Ar-bo′re-ous
,Adj.
[L.
arboreous
, fr. arbor
tree.] 1.
Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub.
Loudon.
2.
Pertaining to, or growing on, trees;
as,
. arboreous
mossQuincy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arboreous
ARBO'REOUS
,Adj.
Belonging to a tree; resembling a tree; constituting a tree; growing on trees, as moss is arboreous.