a. [f. L. arbore-us (f. arbor tree) + -AL 1.]
1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, trees.
a. 1667. Cowley, Of Plants, 201. Young colonies of Trees thou dost replace I’ th’ empty realms of our arboreal race.
1870. H. Macmillan, Bible Teach., iv. 68. Where the pine forms the sole arboreal vegetation.
2. Connected with, haunting or inhabiting trees.
1834–43. Southey, Doctor, ccxv. (D.). A vivid feeling connected with his arboreal existence.
1865. Wood, Homes without Hands, xii. 246. Arboreal ants, which make their nests among the branches.
