From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dendriform \Den"dri*form\, a. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -form.]
Resembling in structure a tree or shrub; having a branching
shape.
Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque,
arboriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dendriform
adj 1: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
"dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous},
{arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform},
{dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
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