arborescent
Americanadjective
adjective
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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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From there, the GRR1 heads northwest into a dense and impossibly wet woodland wreathed in arborescent ferns and carpeted with beds of moss two feet deep.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
Searching for trees in these spindly, barely arborescent paintings feels valid and foolish at once.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017
In size it varies from a shrubby plant to a tree of from 30 to 40 ft. in height according to the climate in which it grows, being arborescent in tropical latitudes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
The arborescent aloe was also seen, its coral-red spike appearing above the sharp edge of some huge boulder, and strongly contrasting with the dull grey of the rock.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
Of these last the Juniper was remarkable for its abundance and large size, so as to be almost arborescent.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von
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