arborescent
Americanadjective
adjective
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- arborescence noun
- arborescently adverb
- subarborescence noun
- subarborescent adjective
Etymology
Origin of arborescent
1665–75; < Latin arborēscent- (stem of arborēscēns ), present participle of arborēscere to grow into a tree. See arbor 3, -escent
Example Sentences
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Searching for trees in these spindly, barely arborescent paintings feels valid and foolish at once.
From New York Times
A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.
From Project Gutenberg
When the growth takes place from the skin or mucous membranes, the surface frequently presents numerous and usually arborescent papill� or villi.
From Project Gutenberg
Tall, almost arborescent shrubs; with very divergent and rigid branches.
From Project Gutenberg
The British species are all herbs, but the genus also includes shrubs and even arborescent forms, which are characteristic features of the vegetation of the higher levels on the mountains of tropical Africa.
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