caterpillarize

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verb

To visualize (a tree) as a group of subtrees.

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Meanings

verbcaterpillarize (third-person singular simple present caterpillarizes, present participle caterpillarizing, simple past and past participle caterpillarized)

present singular third person caterpillarizes · participle present caterpillarizing · participle past caterpillarized · past caterpillarized

  1. transitivemathematicsTo visualize (a tree) as a group of subtrees.

Origin

From caterpillar + -ize.

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APA

caterpillarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillarize

MLA

“caterpillarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillarize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caterpillarize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caterpillarize.

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