[ 'dɛndrʌɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a short extension of a nerve cell conducting impulses to the cell body.
2》 a crystalline mass with a branching, tree-like structure.
↘a natural tree-like marking on a rock or mineral.
Derivatives
dendritic dɛn'drɪtɪk adjective
dendritically adverb
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Gk dendritēs 'tree-like'.