den|drite

den|drite
den|drite «DEHN dryt», noun.
1. the branching part at the receiving end of a nerve cell; dendron.
2. Geology. a) a stone or mineral with branching, treelike markings, caused by crystallization of foreign minerals. b) such a treelike marking.
3. a crystalline growth of branching form.
[< Greek dendrēs of a tree < déndron tree]

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