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