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Arborescent

Arborescent Meaning & Definition
Arborescent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arborescent?

[adj] resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arborescent: arboreal | arboreous | arboresque | arboriform | branchy | dendriform | dendroid | dendroidal | treelike | tree-shaped

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Arborescent In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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