nemorous

English

WOTD – 5 September 2006

Etymology

From Latin nemus (“grove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛməɹəs/

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Adjective

nemorous (comparative more nemorous, superlative most nemorous)

1. (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
   • 1889, Thomas Thisleton-Dyer, The Folk Lore of Plants, Kessinger 2004 edition, page 22:

     Even Paradise itself, says Evelyn, was but a kind of ‘nemorous temple or sacred grove,’ planted by God himself.

Synonyms

• forested
• wooded

Related terms

• nemoral
• nemorose
• nemorosity

Translations

full of trees

• French: boisé (fr)

See also

• sylvan

Anagrams

• enormous