Meaning & use

Dendroid

adjective·Academic

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Having a branching form resembling a tree.

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The coral displayed a dendroid growth pattern under the microscope.

Dendroid crystals formed on the frosted window overnight.

A note on using this word

From Greek "dendron," meaning tree, the same root found in "dendrite" and "rhododendron."

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tree-likebranching

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