(Physiology)a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body (生理 )(神经细胞)树突。 比较 axon
a crystal or crystalline mass with a branching, tree-like structure 枝蔓晶体,树枝晶 ■a natural tree-like or moss-like marking on a piece of rock or mineral 树枝石,树纹石;苔藓纹石
语源
early 18th cent.: from French, from Greek dendritēs 'tree-like', from dendron 'tree'