dendrology
[ den-drol-uh-jee ]
/ dɛnˈdrɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dendrology
den·dro·log·i·cal [den-druh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌdɛn drəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, den·dro·log·ic, den·drol·o·gous [den-drol-uh-guh s] /dɛnˈdrɒl ə gəs/, adjectiveden·drol·o·gist [den-drol-uh-jist] /dɛnˈdrɒl ə dʒɪst/, nounWords nearby dendrology
dendro-, dendrobium, dendrochronology, dendrogram, dendroid, dendrology, dendron, dendrophagous, dendrophilous, dene, dene hole
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Example sentences from the Web for dendrology
Dendrology, den-drol′o-ji, n. a treatise on trees: the natural history of trees.
British Dictionary definitions for dendrology
dendrology
/ (dɛnˈdrɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the branch of botany that is concerned with the natural history of trees and shrubs
Derived forms of dendrology
dendrological (ˌdɛndrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), dendrologic or dendrologous, adjectivedendrologist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for dendrology
dendrology
[ dĕn-drŏl′ə-jē ]
The scientific study of trees and other woody plants.
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