arborescent adjective. [ɑ:bǝ'rɛs(ǝ)nt] L17.
[Latin arborescent- pres. ppl stem of arborescere grow into a tree, from arbor tree: see -ESCENT. Cf. French arborescent.]
1. Treelike in growth or size; having a woody stem. L17.

2. a. Treelike in appearance; branching. L17.
b. Architecture. Of ornamentation: branching from and sustained by its support. M19.

■ arborescence noun treelike growth or formation M19.

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