dendri-

1. variant of dendro- before elements of Latin origin:

   dendriform.

Example Sentences

Dendri Oemiarti, one of Mr. Oepriarto’s sisters, said all she could do was apologize for the terror unleashed by her brother and his family.

From New York Times

Dendri Oemiarti, Oepriarto’s younger sister, was wracked with grief when she spoke to The Associated Press on Monday and said her elderly parents were in a state of shock.

From Seattle Times

Words That Use Dendri-

What does dendri- mean?

Dendri- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “tree.” It is used in some medical, scientific, and other technical terms.

Dendri- comes from the Greek déndron, meaning “tree.”

Dendri- is a variant of dendro-, used especially when combined with words or word elements of Latin origin.

Want to know more? Read our Words That Use dendro- article.

Another variant of dendro-, used when combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, is dendr-, as in dendrite.

A corresponding form of dendri-, dendro-, and dendr- combined to the end of words is -dendron, as in rhododendron.

Examples of dendri-

One example of a term that features the combining form dendri- is dendriform, “treelike in form.”

We already know that dendri- means “tree.” And you may have deduced that -form means “having the form of,” ultimately from the Latin forma. Dendriform literally translates to “having the form of a tree.” Dendriform is sometimes used to describe treelike structures in medicine and architecture.

What are some words that use the combining form dendri-?

• dendrigraft
• dendrimer
• dendriplex

What are some other forms that dendri- may be commonly confused with?

• demo-
• demono-
• dento-
• deutero-
• odonto-

Break it down!

Dendrimers are a type of polymer (a kind of chemical compound, often synthetic, made up of smaller units). Based on the meaning of dendri-, what do dendrimers resemble?