DENDRIFORM

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

(adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; ā€œarborescent coral found off the coast of Bermudaā€; ā€œdendriform spongesā€

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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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