ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdendrēən noun
also tele·den·dron or telo·den·dron ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdendrən
( plural telo·den·dria -rēə)
Etymology: telodendrion, New Latin, from tel- (II) + Greek dendrion small tree, diminutive of dendron tree; teledendron, telodendron, New Latin, from tel- (II) + -dendron — more at dendr-
: the terminal arborization of a nerve fiber — used originally of dendrites but now especially of the main arborization of an axon