dendritic

[den-drit-ik]

formed or marked like a dendrite.

of a branching form; arborescent.

Nearby words

Also den·drit·i·cal.

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

Related formsden·drit·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Usually the metal is arborescent, dendritic, filiform, moss-like or laminar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various
Dendritic: applied to the branched nerve cells in the mushroom bodies of the pro-cerebrum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The main streams are tortuous, and their dendritic tributaries have cut the region into ridges.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
At other times it is found in dendritic shapes, or arborescences, resulting from minute crystals implanted upon each other.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

The zoœcia are not distinct from one another, but in dendritic forms the zoarium is divided irregularly by chitinous partitions.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale