Arborescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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