arborization

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noun

Any branching, treelike shape or formation.

OriginEnglish arborize ← Latin arbor ← Old Latin arbōs →
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Meanings

nounarborization (countable and uncountable, plural arborizations)

plural arborizations · alternative arborisation

  1. countableuncountableAny branching, treelike shape or formation.
  2. countableuncountableThe formation of such a shape or formation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃r̥dʰōs
  6. Proto-Italic*arðōs
  7. Old Latinarbōs
  8. Latinarbor
  9. Englisharborize
  10. Englisharborization

From arborize + -ation.

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APA

arborization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborization

MLA

“arborization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arborization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborization.

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