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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

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



The 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]