# arborescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/

## Definitions
1. Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
2. Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).

## Etymology
From Latin arborēscēns, present active participle of arborēscō (“become a tree”). First attested around 1675. The philosophical sense refers to the way genealogy trees are drawn.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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