Nemorous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnÉ›mÉ™rÉ™s/

Origin

From Latin nemus, nemor- ‘grove’.

Full definition of nemorous

Adjective

1. (rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.1889: Even Paradise itself, says Evelyn, was but a kind of ‘nemorous temple or sacred grove,’ planted by God himself — Thomas Thisleton-Dyer, The Folk Lore of Plants (Kessinger 2004, p. 22)

Synonyms

• forested
• wooded

Related terms

Anagrams

• enormous