arborescent

[ ahr-buh-res-uhnt ]

adjective

1. treelike in size and form.

arborescent

/ ˌɑːbəˈrɛsənt /

adjective

1. having the shape or characteristics of a tree

Derived Forms

• ˌarboˈrescence, noun

Other Word Forms

• arbo·rescence noun
• arbo·rescent·ly adverb
• subar·bo·rescence noun
• subar·bo·rescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arborescent¹

1665–75; < Latin arborēscent- (stem of arborēscēns ), present participle of arborēscere to grow into a tree. See arbor ³, -escent

Example Sentences

From there, the GRR1 heads northwest into a dense and impossibly wet woodland wreathed in arborescent ferns and carpeted with beds of moss two feet deep.

From New York Times

Searching for trees in these spindly, barely arborescent paintings feels valid and foolish at once.

From New York Times

A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.

From Project Gutenberg

When the growth takes place from the skin or mucous membranes, the surface frequently presents numerous and usually arborescent papill� or villi.

From Project Gutenberg

Tall, almost arborescent shrubs; with very divergent and rigid branches.

From Project Gutenberg