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dendroid
[ den-droid ]
adjective
- treelike; branching like a tree; arborescent.
dendroid
/ ˈdɛndrɔɪd; dɛnˈdrɔɪdəl /
adjective
- freely branching; arborescent; treelike
- (esp of tree ferns) having a tall trunklike stem
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Other Words From
- non·dendroid adjective
- nonden·droidal adjective
- sub·dendroid adjective
- subden·droidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dendroid1
C19: from Greek dendroeidēs like a tree
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Example Sentences
Ragged, dendroid stems arise, dissipated above into a network most intricate, a "pleached arbor" if you please.
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Dendroid: tree or shrub-like: branching like a tree or shrub.
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The sporophores are inclined to be simple, stipitate and dendroid.
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