arborizationn.
/ˌɑːbərʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The production of a tree-like appearance.
a. Mineralogy and Chemistry. A tree-like formation in the aggregation of crystals, as in dendritic silver ore, or in the markings of agates, etc.
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1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 448 Agates that present arborisations.
1815 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 7) II. i. xix. 79 A beautiful arborization of reduced silver.
b. Anatomy. A tree-like appearance produced by the distension or injection of capillary vessels.
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1878 A. M. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 77 The internal surface of the dura mater was furrowed by capillary arborization.
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