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)