arborescent

[ ahr-buh-res-uh nt ]
/ ˌɑr bəˈrɛs ənt /

adjective

treelike in size and form.

Origin of arborescent

1665–75; < Latin arborēscent- (stem of arborēscēns), present participle of arborēscere to grow into a tree. See arbor3, -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM arborescent

ar·bo·res·cence, noun ar·bo·res·cent·ly, adverb sub·ar·bo·res·cence, noun sub·ar·bo·res·cent, adjective

Words nearby arborescent

arbor vitae, arboraceous, arboreal, arbored, arboreous, arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture, arborio, arborio rice, arborist

Example sentences from the Web for arborescence

  • Thus passed the leafy time when arborescence seems to be the one thing aimed at out of doors.

    Tess of the d'Urbervilles |Thomas Hardy

  • It is not a blotting out—it is a polishing, it is an arborescence, it is an efflorescence, it is an irradiation.

    New Tabernacle Sermons |Thomas De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for arborescence

arborescent
/ (ˌɑːbəˈrɛsənt) /

adjective

having the shape or characteristics of a tree

Derived forms of arborescent

arborescence, noun

Medical definitions for arborescence

arborescent
[ är′bə-rĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Dendriform.