"roboreous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more roboreous [comparative], most roboreous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin roboreus, from robur (“oak”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|roboreus}} Latin roboreus Head templates: {{en-adj}} roboreous (comparative more roboreous, superlative most roboreous)
  1. (rare) Sturdy, robust, as an oak tree. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-roboreous-en-adj-DJXOKO1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry
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