arborization: Meaning and Definition of

ar•bor•i•za•tion

Pronunciation: (är"bur-u-zā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils.
  2. the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve-cell outgrowths.
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