DENDROID

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

dendroid (comparative more dendroid, superlative most dendroid)

Resembling a shrub or tree.

Synonyms

• branchy

• dendroidal

• treelike

Noun

dendroid (plural dendroids)

(math) An arcwise connected, hereditarily unicoherent continuum.

smooth dendroids without ordinary points

Source: Wiktionary


Den"droid, Den*droid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. dendroïde.]

Definition: Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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