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dendron

[ den-dron ]
/ ˈdɛn drɒn /

noun, plural den·drons, den·dra [den-druh]. /ˈdɛn drə/. Anatomy.

a dendrite.

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Origin of dendron

1890–95; <New Latin <Greek déndron tree

OTHER WORDS FROM dendron

dendric, adjective

Words nearby dendron

dendrobium, dendrochronology, dendrogram, dendroid, dendrology, dendron, dendrophagous, dendrophilous, dene, Deneb, Denebola

Definition for dendron (2 of 2)

-dendron

variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word: rhododendron.
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British Dictionary definitions for dendron

dendron
/ (ˈdɛndrɒn) /

noun

another name for dendrite (def. 1)
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Medical definitions for dendron

dendron
[ dĕn′drŏn′ ]

n.

dendrite
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