Dendrite Definition

dĕndrīt
dendrites
noun
A branching, treelike mark made by one mineral crystallizing in another.
Webster's New World
A stone or mineral with such a mark.
Webster's New World
The branched part of a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the cell body.
Webster's New World
The protoplasmic filaments of a nerve cell.
Webster's New World
(crystallography, metallurgy) Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes.
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Other Word Forms of Dendrite

Noun

Singular:
dendrite
Plural:
dendrites

Origin of Dendrite

  • From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrites, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

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