DENDRIFORM

arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped

(adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; “arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda”; “dendriform sponges”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dendriform (comparative more dendriform, superlative most dendriform)

Having a branched structure similar to a tree.

Source: Wiktionary


Den"dri*form, a. Etym: [Gr. -form.]

Definition: Resembling in structure a tree or shrub.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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