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denazify |
dendranthema |
dendranthema grandifloruom |
dendraspis |
dendriform |
dendrite
| dendritic
| dendroaspis
| dendroaspis augusticeps
| dendrobium
| dendrocalamus
dendrite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dendrite has 1 sense
- dendrite(n = noun.body) Array - short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron; Array is a kind of nerve fiber, nerve fibre
is a part of nerve cell, neuron
Derived form adjective dendritic1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dendrite, n.
1 a a stone or mineral with natural treelike or mosslike markings. b such marks on stones or minerals.
2 Chem. a crystal with branching treelike growth.
3 Zool. & Anat. a branching process of a nerve-cell conducting signals to a cell body.
1 a a stone or mineral with natural treelike or mosslike markings. b such marks on stones or minerals.
2 Chem. a crystal with branching treelike growth.
3 Zool. & Anat. a branching process of a nerve-cell conducting signals to a cell body.
Etymology
F f. Gk dendrites (adj.) f. dendron tree
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