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A mandrel in lathe turning. Knight. Arbor Day, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]

A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.

A species of bindweed.

An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the T. occidentalis.

Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.

One who plants or who prunes trees. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals. Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. Darwin.

Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. "An arboreal walk." Pollok.

Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy.

The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver.

talk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree. "Arborescent hollyhocks." Evelyn.

A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] Spenser. Among thick-woven arborets, and flowers Imbordered on each bank. Milton.

A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.

Relating to trees. [Obs.]

Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.

Pertaining to arboriculture. Loudon.

The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.

One who cultivates trees.

Treelike in shape.

One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees. Howell.