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Nemorous — Nem o*rous, a. [L. nemorosus.] Woody. [R.] [1913 Webster] Paradise itself was but a kind of nemorous temple. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nemorous — adjective /ˈnɛmərəs/ 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… … Wiktionary
nemoral — 1. adjective /ˈnɛmərəl/ Pertaining to groves or woodland. , 1974: He drank his coffee standing in the clean wash of a wind nemoral and northern, its light going thin and cold. Guy Davenport, Tatlin! See Also: nemorous 2. noun /ˈnɛmərəl/… … Wiktionary
