dendrogram

[ den-druh-gram ]

noun

, Biology.

1. a treelike diagram depicting evolutionary changes from ancestral to descendant forms, based on shared characteristics.

dendrogram

/ ˈdɛndrəʊˌɡræm /

noun

1. any branching diagram, such as a cladogram, showing the interconnections between treelike organisms

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendrogram¹

dendro- + -gram ¹