Something "arborescent" has the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike. It comes from the Latin "arborescens," meaning "to grow to be a tree."
Algo "arborescente" tiene el tamaño, la forma o las características de un árbol; es decir, similar a un árbol. Proviene del latín "arborescens", que significa "crecer hasta ser un árbol".
| Front | arborescent \ahr-buh-RES-uhnt\ |
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| Back | adjective Having the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike. [Latin arborescens, arborescent-, present participle of arborescere, to grow to be a tree, from arbor, tree.] "Because he considers creation in the image of God to be the ultimate pedestal, (Stephen Jay) Gould judges Darwinism to be the ultimate pedestal-smasher because it proves that humans are merely `a fortuitous cosmic afterthought, a tiny little twig on the enormously arborescent bush of life.'" |
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