dendroid

Also den·droi·dal

[den-droid]

adjective

1. treelike; branching like a tree; arborescent.

dendroid

/ dɛnˈdrɔɪdəl, ˈdɛndrɔɪd /

adjective

1. freely branching; arborescent; treelike

2. (esp of tree ferns) having a tall trunklike stem

Other Word Forms

• nondendroid adjective
• nondendroidal adjective
• subdendroid adjective
• subdendroidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendroid¹

1840–50; < Greek dendroeidḗs treelike, equivalent to dendr- dendr- + -oeidēs -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendroid¹

C19: from Greek dendroeidēs like a tree

Example Sentences

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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