dendroid

Also ��·��Ǿ�·�岹��

[den-droid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

treelike; branching like a tree; arborescent.

dendroid

/ dɛnˈdrɔɪdəl, ˈdɛndrɔɪd /

adjective

freely branching; arborescent; treelike
(esp of tree ferns) having a tall trunklike stem

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Other Word Forms

nondendroid adjective
nondendroidal adjective
subdendroid adjective
subdendroidal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dendroid¹

1840–50; < Greek ��Ի��Ǳ𾱻�ḗs treelike, equivalent to dendr- dendr- + -�Ǳ𾱻�ŧ�� -oid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dendroid¹

C19: from Greek ��Ի��Ǳ𾱻�ŧ�� like a tree

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Example Sentences

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Ragged, dendroid stems arise, dissipated above into a network most intricate, a "pleached arbor" if you please.

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In Central American and some North American specimens, the branching is very different; the twigs leave the columella at various points almost down to the annulus, and the entire effect is dendroid.

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dendrogram dendrology

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