arbustive

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/ɑː(ɹ)ˈbʌstɪv/

adjective

containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs

OriginLatin arbustīvus →
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Meanings

adjectivearbustive (comparative more arbustive, superlative most arbustive)

comparative more arbustive · superlative most arbustive

  1. containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs

    […] the atmosphere was now animated with the efficient principle of vegetative life; the arbustive hills, gay lawns, and green meadows […]

    1791, William Bartram, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, etc.

Origin

  1. Latinarbustīvus
  2. Englisharbustive

From Latin arbustīvus, from arbustus (“shrub”).

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Translations

Portuguese arbustivo
  • arbustivocovered with shrubs
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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