dendriform

American

[den-druh-fawrm] / ˈdɛn drəˌfɔrm /

adjective

treelike in form.

dendriform British

/ ˈdɛndrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

branching or treelike in appearance

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Etymology

Origin of dendriform

First recorded in 1840–50; dendri- + -form

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dendriform

These "dendriform" columns, growing from the floor and increasing the spaciousness of the floor level, were made possible by a distribution of stresses through concrete reinforced by welded steel mesh.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not a pair of simple tubes, nor of dendriform tubes, but a closed network.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Tracheae are developed which are dendriform and with spiral thickening of their lining.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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