arboriferous

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adjective

Producing or having many trees.

OriginNew Latin arborifer →
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Meanings

adjectivearboriferous (comparative more arboriferous, superlative most arboriferous)

comparative more arboriferous · superlative most arboriferous

  1. Producing or having many trees.

Origin

  1. New Latinarborifer“tree-bearing”
  2. Englisharboriferous

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + -iferous, or directly from New Latin arborifer (“tree-bearing”).

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Translations

Italian arborifero
  • arboriferoproducing or having many trees
Portuguese arborífero
  • arboríferoproducing or having many trees
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APA

arboriferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arboriferous

MLA

“arboriferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arboriferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arboriferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arboriferous.

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