Pronunciation: | | `ârbu'resunt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[adj] resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" |
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ARBORESCENT is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | arboreal, arboreous, arboresque, arboriform, branchy, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Resembling a tree (applied to non-woody plants attaining tree height and to shrubs tending to become tree-like in size). Compare dendroid. |
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