dendro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel dendr-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dendro-.

Etymology: < classical Latin and post-classical Latin dendro- (in e.g. dendrachātēs dendrachate n. ) < ancient Greek δενδρο- , combining form (in e.g. δενδροτομεῖν to lay waste, in Hellenistic Greek also to cut down trees) of δένδρον tree, a reduplicated formation < the same Indo-European base as tree n.; compare -o- connective.Compare French dendro-.

combining form of Greek δένδρον tree.

dendrachate n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛndrəkeɪt/

U.S.

/ˈdɛndrəˌkeɪt/

a variety of agate with tree-like markings. [ < classical Latin dendrachātēs (Pliny), probably < Byzantine Greek δενδραχάτης , although this is apparently first attested later (4th cent. a.d.) < ancient Greek δενδρο- dendro- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek ἀχάτης achate n.¹; compare Middle French, French dendroachates (1584 in a translation of Pliny).]

ΚΠ

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Dendrachates (Gr.), a kind of Agate-stone, the Veins and Spots of which resemble the Figures of Trees and Shrubs.]

1865 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms (ed. 2) 171 Dendrachate..moss-agate; agate exhibiting in its sections the forms or figures of vegetable growths.

† dendraˈnatomy n. the anatomy of trees (obsolete). [ < post-classical Latin dendranatome (1560 in the work being discussed in quot. 1697) < dendro- dendro- comb. form + anatome (see anatomy n.).]

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1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 558 Dendranatome may, tho' more remotely, advance even the Practice of Physick, by the Discovery of the Oeconomy of Plants.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. 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.

dendranthropology n.

Brit.

/ˌdɛndranθrəˈpɒlədʒi/

U.S.

/ˌdɛndrænθrəˈpɑlədʒi/

‘study based on the theory that man had sprung from trees’ (Davies).Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 168 He formed therefore, no system of dendranthropology.

dendroclastic adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛndrəˈklastɪk/

U.S.

/ˌdɛndrəˈklæstɪk/

breaking or destroying trees, n. a destroyer of trees.

ΚΠ

1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 352 Are we not afflicted by dendroclastics?

dendrodentine n.

Brit.

/ˌdɛndrə(ʊ)ˈdɛntiːn/

U.S.

/ˌdɛndroʊˈdɛnt(ə)n/

/ˌdɛndroʊˈdɛnˌtin/

/ˌdɛndroʊˌdɛnˈtin/

‘the form of branched dentine seen in compound teeth, produced by the interblending of the dentine, enamel, and cement’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1883); cf. dendrodont n. and adj. below.

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 96/2 We find not fewer than six leading modifications in fishes. 1. Hard or true dentine..5. Dendrodentine.

dendrography n.

Brit.

/dɛnˈdrɒɡrəfi/

U.S.

/dɛnˈdrɑɡrəfi/

description of trees ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [Compare post-classical Latin dendrographia (1579 or earlier), French dendrographie (1745 or earlier).]

dendroheliophallic adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛndrə(ʊ)ˌhiːlɪəˈfalɪk/

U.S.

/ˌdɛndroʊˌhiliəˈfælɪk/

said of a symbolic figure combining a tree, a sun, and a phallus.

ΚΠ

1891 T. J. Jeakes in Notes & Queries 7th Ser. XII. 395 The dendroheliophallic ‘Tree of Life’, probably.

dendrolatry n.

Brit.

/dɛnˈdrɒlətri/

U.S.

/dɛnˈdrɑlətri/

worship of trees. [Compare post-classical Latin dendrolatria (1745 or earlier), French dendrolatrie (1849 or earlier).]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of trees

tree-worshipping1840

tree-worship1860

tree-cult1871

dendrolatry1891

1891 B. S. Colyer-Fergusson tr. P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye Man. Sci. Relig. xii. 89 The impressions which have given rise to dendrolatry.

dendrolite n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛndrəlʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˈdɛndrəˌlaɪt/

a petrified or fossil tree or part of a tree. [After French dendrolite (1767 or earlier; also dendrolithe (1775 or earlier)).]

ΚΠ

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Dendrolite, a petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant. Dict. of Nat. Hist.

1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 141 Dendrolite..a general term for any fossil stem, branch, or other fragment of a tree.

denˈdrometer n.

Brit.

/dɛnˈdrɒmᵻtə/

U.S.

/dɛnˈdrɑmədər/

an instrument for measuring trees. [Compare French dendromètre (1767 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1768 Gentleman's Mag. 552 An account of the new invented Dendrometer.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. 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.

dendrophil n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛndrəfɪl/

U.S.

/ˈdɛndrəˌfɪl/

a lover of trees. [Compare French dendrophile (1802 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 3/1 This is the statement of a wild dendrophil.

dendrophilous adj.

Brit.

/dɛnˈdrɒfᵻləs/

U.S.

/dɛnˈdrɑfələs/

tree-loving; in Botany growing on or twining round trees. [Compare scientific Latin dendrophilus (1790 or earlier).]

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1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 188 Dendrophilous plants swarmed up the tree-trunks and shrouded them with their fleshy, fenestrated leaves.

dendrostyle n.

Brit.

/ˈdɛndrəstʌɪl/

U.S.

/ˈdɛndrəˌstaɪl/

Zoology one of the four pillars by which the syndendrium is suspended from the umbrella in the Rhizostomidæ.

ΚΠ

1871 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 4) v. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dendro-
释义	dendro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel dendr-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dendro-. Etymology: < classical Latin and post-classical Latin dendro- (in e.g. dendrachātēs dendrachate n. ) < ancient Greek δενδρο- , combining form (in e.g. δενδροτομεῖν to lay waste, in Hellenistic Greek also to cut down trees) of δένδρον tree, a reduplicated formation < the same Indo-European base as tree n.; compare -o- connective.Compare French dendro-. combining form of Greek δένδρον tree. dendrachate n. Brit. /ˈdɛndrəkeɪt/ , U.S. /ˈdɛndrəˌkeɪt/ a variety of agate with tree-like markings. [ < classical Latin dendrachātēs (Pliny), probably < Byzantine Greek δενδραχάτης , although this is apparently first attested later (4th cent. a.d.) < ancient Greek δενδρο- dendro- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek ἀχάτης achate n.¹; compare Middle French, French dendroachates (1584 in a translation of Pliny).] ΚΠ 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Dendrachates (Gr.), a kind of Agate-stone, the Veins and Spots of which resemble the Figures of Trees and Shrubs.] 1865 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms (ed. 2) 171 Dendrachate..moss-agate; agate exhibiting in its sections the forms or figures of vegetable growths. † dendraˈnatomy n. the anatomy of trees (obsolete). [ < post-classical Latin dendranatome (1560 in the work being discussed in quot. 1697) < dendro- dendro- comb. form + anatome (see anatomy n.).] ΚΠ 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 558 Dendranatome may, tho' more remotely, advance even the Practice of Physick, by the Discovery of the Oeconomy of Plants. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. 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. dendranthropology n. Brit. /ˌdɛndranθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌdɛndrænθrəˈpɑlədʒi/ ‘study based on the theory that man had sprung from trees’ (Davies).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 168 He formed therefore, no system of dendranthropology. dendroclastic adj. Brit. /ˌdɛndrəˈklastɪk/ , U.S. /ˌdɛndrəˈklæstɪk/ breaking or destroying trees, n. a destroyer of trees. ΚΠ 1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 352 Are we not afflicted by dendroclastics? dendrodentine n. Brit. /ˌdɛndrə(ʊ)ˈdɛntiːn/ , U.S. /ˌdɛndroʊˈdɛnt(ə)n/ , /ˌdɛndroʊˈdɛnˌtin/ , /ˌdɛndroʊˌdɛnˈtin/ ‘the form of branched dentine seen in compound teeth, produced by the interblending of the dentine, enamel, and cement’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1883); cf. dendrodont n. and adj. below. ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 96/2 We find not fewer than six leading modifications in fishes. 1. Hard or true dentine..5. Dendrodentine. dendrography n. Brit. /dɛnˈdrɒɡrəfi/ , U.S. /dɛnˈdrɑɡrəfi/ description of trees ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). [Compare post-classical Latin dendrographia (1579 or earlier), French dendrographie (1745 or earlier).] dendroheliophallic adj. Brit. /ˌdɛndrə(ʊ)ˌhiːlɪəˈfalɪk/ , U.S. /ˌdɛndroʊˌhiliəˈfælɪk/ said of a symbolic figure combining a tree, a sun, and a phallus. ΚΠ 1891 T. J. Jeakes in Notes & Queries 7th Ser. XII. 395 The dendroheliophallic ‘Tree of Life’, probably. dendrolatry n. Brit. /dɛnˈdrɒlətri/ , U.S. /dɛnˈdrɑlətri/ worship of trees. [Compare post-classical Latin dendrolatria (1745 or earlier), French dendrolatrie (1849 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of trees tree-worshipping1840 tree-worship1860 tree-cult1871 dendrolatry1891 1891 B. S. Colyer-Fergusson tr. P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye Man. Sci. Relig. xii. 89 The impressions which have given rise to dendrolatry. dendrolite n. Brit. /ˈdɛndrəlʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈdɛndrəˌlaɪt/ a petrified or fossil tree or part of a tree. [After French dendrolite (1767 or earlier; also dendrolithe (1775 or earlier)).] ΚΠ 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Dendrolite, a petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant. Dict. of Nat. Hist. 1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 141 Dendrolite..a general term for any fossil stem, branch, or other fragment of a tree. denˈdrometer n. Brit. /dɛnˈdrɒmᵻtə/ , U.S. /dɛnˈdrɑmədər/ an instrument for measuring trees. [Compare French dendromètre (1767 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1768 Gentleman's Mag. 552 An account of the new invented Dendrometer. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. 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. dendrophil n. Brit. /ˈdɛndrəfɪl/ , U.S. /ˈdɛndrəˌfɪl/ a lover of trees. [Compare French dendrophile (1802 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Dec. 3/1 This is the statement of a wild dendrophil. dendrophilous adj. Brit. /dɛnˈdrɒfᵻləs/ , U.S. /dɛnˈdrɑfələs/ tree-loving; in Botany growing on or twining round trees. [Compare scientific Latin dendrophilus (1790 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 188 Dendrophilous plants swarmed up the tree-trunks and shrouded them with their fleshy, fenestrated leaves. dendrostyle n. Brit. /ˈdɛndrəstʌɪl/ , U.S. /ˈdɛndrəˌstaɪl/ Zoology one of the four pillars by which the syndendrium is suspended from the umbrella in the Rhizostomidæ. ΚΠ 1871 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 4) v. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1697
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