Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arboriferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ar-borif-er-ous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing or having many trees.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more arboriferous (comparative) most arboriferous (superlative)

Questions

What does arboriferous mean?
Producing or having many trees.
Where does arboriferous come from?
From Latin arbor (“tree”) + -iferous, or directly from New Latin arborifer (“tree-bearing”).

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