Dendroid

2 definitions found

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

  Dendroid \Den"droid\, Dendroidal \Den*droid"al\, a. [Gr. ?
     treelike; de`ndron tree + e'i^dos form: cf. F. dendro["i]de.]
     Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike; branching.
  
     Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque,
          arboriform, dendriform, treelike, tree-shaped.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dendroid
       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}, {dendriform}, {dendroidal},
              {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]