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What is the difference between arboreal and arbor?

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Arbor is a related term of arboreal.

Arboreal is a related term of arbor.


As nouns the difference between arboreal and arbor

is that arboreal is any tree-dwelling creature while arbor is a shady sitting place, usually in a park or garden, and usually surrounded by climbing shrubs or vines and other vegetation or arbor can be an axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.

As a adjective arboreal

is of, relating to, or resembling a tree; treely.

arboreal

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; treely.
  • Living in or among trees.
  • See also

    * boreal * sylvan

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any tree-dwelling creature.
  • * 1971 , Theo Lang, The difference between a man and a woman
  • So, by learning to use their eyes to more and more advantage the arboreals added another treasure to the foundation of human intelligence.

    arbor

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) arbour, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * arbour (chiefly British)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A shady sitting place, usually in a park or garden, and usually surrounded by climbing shrubs or vines and other vegetation.
  • A grove of trees.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
  • A bar for supporting cutting tools.
  • A spindle of a wheel.