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Webster 1913 Edition
Arborescent
Arˊbo-res′cent
,Adj.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arborescent
ARBORES'CENT
, a.1.
Resembling a tree; having the figure of a tree; dendritical.2.
From herbaceous becoming woody.