arborescent

[ ahr-buh-res-uhnt ]

adjective

1. treelike in size and form.

arborescent

/ ˌɑːbəˈrɛsənt /

adjective

1. having the shape or characteristics of a tree

Derived Forms

• ˌarboˈrescence, noun

Other Words From

• arbo·rescence noun
• arbo·rescent·ly adverb
• subar·bo·rescence noun
• subar·bo·rescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arborescent¹

1665–75; < Latin arborēscent- (stem of arborēscēns ), present participle of arborēscere to grow into a tree. See arbor ³, -escent

Example Sentences

In botany, a genus of magnificent arborescent grasses, of the nat.

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The Palm-tree is, in Egypt, as in all the oases, the principal element of the arborescent vegetation.

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Arborescent: Branched or tree-like, beset with branched hair-like extensions (Fig. 150, e).

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Arborescent; corallites arranged somewhat spirally on branches and widely separated; branches compact between corallites.

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These start branches, and so the process goes on, and in time the colony becomes much branched and arborescent in form.

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