nemorous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnɛməɹəs/
Etymology
From Latin nemus (“grove”).
Meanings
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(rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
Even Paradise itself, says Evelyn, was but a kind of ‘nemorous temple or sacred grove,’ planted by God himself.
1889, Thomas Thisleton-Dyer, The Folk Lore of Plants, Kessinger 2004 edition, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most nemorous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more nemorous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
nemorosity · sylvan · nemoral · nemorose
Synonyms
Translations (4)
es nemoroso (full of trees) · pl lesisty (full of trees) · fr boisé (full of trees) · pl zalesiony (full of trees)