Dendriform

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dendriform
       adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
             "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
             "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent},
              {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal},
             {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]