arborescence
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arborescent /ˌɑːbəˈrɛs(ə)nt/
▶adjective Botany tree-like.
– derivatives
arborescence noun.
arborescence noun.
– origin C17: from L. arborescent-, arborescere ‘grow into a tree’, from arbor ‘tree’.
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