See Also: arbuscle(medicine)
arbuscle(dictionary)

herbivorous (iou) and arbuscle (medicine)


herbivorous (iou)



herbivorous adjective. M17.
[mod. Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba HERB: see -I-, -VOROUS.]
Of an animal, esp. a mammal: feeding naturally on plants.
her'bivory noun herbivorous Nature or habits M20.

arbuscle (medicine)


arbuscle


A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub.

Origin: L. Arbuscula small tree, shrub, dim. Of arbor tree.

Source: Websters Dictionary