arborescent
adjective
biologyformalorspecializeduk/ˌɑː.bərˈes.ənt/us/ˌɑːr.bɚˈes.ənt/lookinglike atreeorgrowingin a waysimilarto atree:
Treefernsproducearborescent or tree-likeforms.
Manyfossilspecieswere arborescent.
- ThegenusGlossopteris consisted of arborescent andherbaceousplants.
- Thesecrystalaggregatesformdelicate,radiatingarborescentpatterns.
- Tall arborescentpalmsof allsizeswerefoundabundantlyat thestudysite.
- Severalspeciesareclimbers, some have trunk-likerhizomes, and a few aregenuinelyarborescent, withtall,rigidtrunksbearingacrownoffronds.
- The Bois de Boulogne has little incommonwith the Forest of Dean,apartfromcertainarborescentfeatures.
Types of plant
- amaranth
- Andromeda
- annual
- beanstalk
- bear's breeches
- gymnosperm
- hardiness
- hardy
- herb
- herbaceous
- mugwort
- mustard
- non-hardy
- non-legume
- non-leguminous
- succulent
- sundew
- tenderness
- tomatillo
- trailing