Dendriform

Dendriform
Dendriform Den"dri*form, a. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -form.] Resembling in structure a tree or shrub; having a branching shape.

Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped. [1913 Webster +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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