arbuscle

noun

ar·​bus·​cle

ˈärˌbəsəl

variants or arbuscula

ärˈbəskyələ

plural -s

: a dwarf tree or treelike shrub

Word History

Etymology

Latin arbuscula, diminutive of arbor tree

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