DEN DROID

den·droid

[den-droid]
adjective
treelike; branching like a tree; arborescent.
Also, den·droi·dal.


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

non·den·droid, adjective
non·den·droi·dal, adjective
sub·den·droid, adjective
sub·den·droi·dal, adjective
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dendroid or dendroidal (ˈdɛndrɔɪd, dɛnˈdrɔɪdəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  freely branching; arborescent; treelike
2.  (esp of tree ferns) having a tall trunklike stem
 
[C19: from Greek dendroeidēs like a tree]
 
dendroidal or dendroidal
 
adj
 
[C19: from Greek dendroeidēs like a tree]

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dendroid den·droid (děn'droid')
adj.
Dendriform.

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