arborescent

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arborescent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Arborescent \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.
     [1913 Webster]

arborescent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  arborescent
      adj 1: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
             "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
             "dendriform sponges" [syn: arboreal, arboreous,
             arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform,
             dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped]