arborescentadj.

/ɑːbəˈrɛsənt/

Etymology: < Latin arborēscent-em, present participle of arborēscĕre : see arboresce v. and -ent suffix.

1. Tree-like in growth; approaching the size of a tree, or having a woody stem.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [adjective] > tree-like > of plants

arborescent1682

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iii. i. i. 106 Examples of Trees, or Arborescent Plants.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xiii. 291 Magnificent forests, intwined by arborescent grasses.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. ix. vii. 553 Coco-nut palms and arborescent mimosas.

a. Tree-like in general appearance, or in the arrangement of parts; branching like a tree.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (branches of) a tree

ramose1673

arborescent1679

dendrical1758

dendritic1816

dendritical1822

ramiform1833

dendroidal1840

dendroid1846

dendriform1847

dendrodic1849

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [adjective] > tree-like

arborescent1679

arboreous1753

arboraceous1847

arboriform1848

1679 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 1. 6 A Clift all interwoven with Arborescent Marchasites.

1775 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 17 The arborescent figures of the Cornish native copper.

1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. vi. 56 Asterias..Arborescent with five rays.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 233 An arborescent network of veins.

b. in Architecture. (See quot.)

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > other ornaments

raffled1681

frosted1728

oviculated1789

voluted1810

antefixal1844

arborescent1849

dog-toothed1849

finialled1850

floreted1856

historied1936

1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 260 Not growing out of their support as in the arborescent Gothic.

1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xxi. 245 All good ornamentation is thus arborescent, as it were, one class of it branching out of another and sustained by it.

c. figurative. Manifoldly branching.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts

many-headed1537

many-sided1570

fertile-headed1632

versatile1656

multilateral1784

multilineala1800

polycephalic1850

multipolar1855

faceted1862

multicentral1864

arborescent1867

multisegmented1879

multisegmentate1880

multilinear1886

polycentric1887

many-faceted1890

1867 E. F. Burr Ecce Cœlum vi. 167 God whose unity is arborescent with endless varieties of beauty and power.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	arborescent
释义	arborescentadj. /ɑːbəˈrɛsənt/ Etymology: < Latin arborēscent-em, present participle of arborēscĕre : see arboresce v. and -ent suffix. 1. Tree-like in growth; approaching the size of a tree, or having a woody stem. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [adjective] > tree-like > of plants arborescent1682 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iii. i. i. 106 Examples of Trees, or Arborescent Plants. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xiii. 291 Magnificent forests, intwined by arborescent grasses. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. ix. vii. 553 Coco-nut palms and arborescent mimosas. 2. a. Tree-like in general appearance, or in the arrangement of parts; branching like a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (branches of) a tree ramose1673 arborescent1679 dendrical1758 dendritic1816 dendritical1822 ramiform1833 dendroidal1840 dendroid1846 dendriform1847 dendrodic1849 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [adjective] > tree-like arborescent1679 arboreous1753 arboraceous1847 arboriform1848 1679 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 1. 6 A Clift all interwoven with Arborescent Marchasites. 1775 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 17 The arborescent figures of the Cornish native copper. 1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. vi. 56 Asterias..Arborescent with five rays. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 233 An arborescent network of veins. b. in Architecture. (See quot.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > other ornaments raffled1681 frosted1728 oviculated1789 voluted1810 antefixal1844 arborescent1849 dog-toothed1849 finialled1850 floreted1856 historied1936 1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 260 Not growing out of their support as in the arborescent Gothic. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xxi. 245 All good ornamentation is thus arborescent, as it were, one class of it branching out of another and sustained by it. c. figurative. Manifoldly branching. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > many-sided or having parts many-headed1537 many-sided1570 fertile-headed1632 versatile1656 multilateral1784 multilineala1800 polycephalic1850 multipolar1855 faceted1862 multicentral1864 arborescent1867 multisegmented1879 multisegmentate1880 multilinear1886 polycentric1887 many-faceted1890 1867 E. F. Burr Ecce Cœlum vi. 167 God whose unity is arborescent with endless varieties of beauty and power. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1679
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