arbustive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈbʌstɪv/

Adjective

arbustive (comparative more arbustive, superlative most arbustive)

1. containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs
   • 1791, William Bartram, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, etc.:

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

Related terms

• arbust

Translations

covered with shrubs

Portuguese: arbustivo (pt)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.bys.tiv/
• Homophone: arbustives

Adjective

arbustive

1. feminine singular of arbustif

Italian

Adjective

arbustive

1. feminine plural of arbustivo