dendroid adj 1: 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}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
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. [1913 Webster]