Found 2 items, similar to dendrite.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dendrite dendrite n : short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dendrite Dendrite \Den"drite\, n. [Gr. dendri`ths, fem. dendri^tis, of a tree, fr. de`ndron a tree: cf. F. dendrite.] (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.