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• dendron
  dendron

  noun

  a dendrite.
• -dendron
  -dendron

  variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word.

dendron

¹ American  

[den-dron] / ˈdɛn drɒn /

noun

Anatomy.

dendrons, plural dendra plural

1. a dendrite.

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-dendron ² American  

1. variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word.

   rhododendron.

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dendron British  

/ ˈdɛndrɒn /

noun

1. another name for dendrite

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Usage

What does -dendron mean? The combining form -dendron is used like a suffix meaning “tree.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms, including in neurology and botany. The form -dendron comes from the Greek déndron, meaning “tree.” This Greek root was also ultimately borrowed into English as dendron, another term for a dendrite, the treelike branches at the end of neurons, also called nerve cells. The form -dendron is a variant of dendro-, a corresponding form combined to the beginning of words. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use dendro- article. Other variants of dendro- include dendr-, as in dendrite, and dendri-, as in dendriform.

Other Word Forms

• dendric
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of dendron

1890–95; < New Latin < Greek déndron tree