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before a vowel dendr-, combining form of Gr. δένδρον tree, as in ˈdendrachate |-əkeɪt| [see achate n.1], a variety of agate with tree-like markings. † dendraˈnatomy, the anatomy of trees (obs.). dendranthroˈpology (nonce-wd.), ‘study based on the theory that man had sprung from trees’ (Davies). dendroˈclastic a., breaking or destroying trees, n. a destroyer of trees. dendroˈdentine, ‘the form of branched dentine seen in compound teeth, produced by the interblending of the dentine, enamel, and cement’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1883); cf. dendrodont below. denˈdrography, description of trees (Syd. Soc. Lex.). dendrohelioˈphallic a., said of a symbolic figure combining a tree, a sun, and a phallus. denˈdrolatry, worship of trees. ˈdendrolite, a petrified or fossil tree or part of a tree. denˈdrometer, an instrument for measuring trees. ˈdendrophil, a lover of trees. denˈdrophilous a., tree-loving; in Bot. growing on or twining round trees. ˈdendrostyle (Zool.), one of the four pillars by which the syndendrium is suspended from the umbrella in the Rhizostomidæ.
[1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Dendrachates (Gr.), a kind of Agate-stone, the Veins and Spots of which resemble the Figures of Trees and Shrubs.] 1865Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Dendrachate..moss-agate; agate exhibiting in its sections the forms or figures of vegetable growths. 1697Phil. Trans. XIX. 558 Dendranatome may, tho' more remotely, advance even the Practice of Physick, by the Discovery of the Oeconomy of Plants. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Dendranatomy, a term used by Malpighi and others to express the dissection of the ligneous parts of trees and shrubs, in order to the examining their structure and uses. a1843Southey Doctor ccxv. VII. 168 He formed, therefore, no system of dendranthropology. 1856Chamb. Jrnl. VI. 352 Are we not afflicted by dendroclastics? 1854Owen in Circ. Sc. (c. 1865) II. 96/2 We find not fewer than six leading modifications in fishes. 1. Hard or true dentine..5. Dendrodentine. 1891T. J. Jeakes in N. & Q. 7th Ser. XII. 395 The dendroheliophallic ‘Tree of Life’, probably. 1891tr. De La Saussaye's Man. Sc. Relig. xii. 89 The impressions which have given rise to dendrolatry. 1828Webster, Dendrolite, a petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant. Dict. of Nat. Hist. 1865Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Dendrolite..a general term for any fossil stem, branch, or other fragment of a tree. 1768Gentl. Mag. 552 An account of the new invented Dendrometer. 1874Knight Dict. Mech., Dendrometer, an instrument for measuring the height and diameter of trees, to estimate the cubic feet of timber therein. It has means for taking vertical and horizontal angles, and is mounted on a tripod stand. 1888Pall Mall G. 21 Dec. 3/1 This is the statement of a wild dendrophil. 1886Guillemard Cruise ‘Marchesa’ II. 188 Dendrophilous plants swarmed up the tree-trunks and shrouded them with their fleshy, fenestrated leaves. 1841–71T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. (ed. 4) 88 The main trunks of the dependent polypiferous root or stem unite above into a thick quadrate disk (syndendrium), which is suspended by four stout pillars (dendrostyles), one springing from each angle. |