Dendrite

['dendraɪt] or ['dɛn'draɪt]

Definition

(noun.) short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron.

Edited by Clifford--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Checker: Mimi

Definition

n. a mineral in which are figures resembling plants.—adjs. Dendrit′ic -al tree-like arborescent: marked with branching figures like plants.

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