arboriform

Questions about arboriform

What does arboriform mean?

arboriform means "resembling a tree in form and branching structure".

How many syllables are in arboriform?

arboriform has 4 syllables: ar-bo-ri-form. The stress falls on "bo".

What is another word for arboriform?

Close synonyms include arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, dendriform. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arboriform a common word?

arboriform is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.