• (n.) The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite.
(ahr″bә-rĭ-za´shәn) a collection of branches, as the branching terminus of a nerve-cell process.
Ar`bor·i·za'tion noun [ Confer French arborisation , from Latin arbor tree.] The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ar′bōr-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The terminal branching of nerve fibers or blood vessels in a treelike pattern. 2. The branched pattern formed under certain conditions by a dried smear of cervical mucus.
arborization, aborisation (British) 1. The development of many branching parts or formations. 2. The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite. 3. The formation of a treelike shape or arrangement.
a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils. · the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve-cell outgrowths.