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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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

arborescent adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: arboreal, arboreous, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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)
 

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