dendroidal

2 definitions found

dendroidal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
          [1913 Webster]

dendroidal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dendroidal
      adj 1: 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,
             dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped]