Arborescent \Ar`bo*res"cent\, a. [L. arborescens, p. pr. of
arborescere to become a tree, fr. arbor tree.]
Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having
crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a
tree. ``Arborescent hollyhocks.'' --Evelyn.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |