arborize
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ar·bo·rize
(är′bə-rīz′)intr.v. ar·bo·rized, ar·bo·riz·ing, ar·bo·riz·es
To have or produce branching formations, as the bronchial tubes of the lungs.
[From Latin arbor, tree.]
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arborize
(ˈɑːbəˌraɪz) orarborise
vb
to give, or take on, a treelike branched appearanceto produce treelike branched formations
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Verb | 1. | arborize - branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" |
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