[ad. L. arbuscula, dim. of arbor, arbos tree; also, a tuft of feathers.]
a. A dwarf tree; a shrub of tree-like growth. b. A tuft of feathery cilia.
1657. in Phys. Dict.
1831. Macgillivray, trans. Richard’s Bot., 49. Arbuscles, when they are branched at their base and carry buds, e. g. the Hasel and Lilac.
1860. Encycl. Brit., XXI. 996/1. Medusidæ … their rims ornamented with fringes, furbelows, and arbuscles of such delicacy.
