dendron

[ den-dron ]

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

Origin of dendron

1
1890–95; <New Latin <Greek déndron tree

Other words from dendron

  • dendric, adjective

Words Nearby dendron

Other definitions for -dendron (2 of 2)

-dendron

  1. variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word: rhododendron.

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British Dictionary definitions for dendron

dendron

/ (ˈdɛndrɒn) /


noun
  1. another name for dendrite (def. 1)

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