a. [ L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree. ] 1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
adj. 1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure. Syn. -- arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n.; pl.Arboreta [ L., a place grown with trees. ] A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]
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