What is "dendroidal"

Dendroid \Den"droid\, Dendroidal \Den*droid"al\, a. [Gr. ? treelike; de`ndron tree + e'i^dos form: cf. F. dendro["i]de.] Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike; branching.

Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, treelike, tree-shaped.

a. dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree

adj. 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, treelike, tree-shaped]