-dendron
1
variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word:
rhododendron.
Related Words
- epidendrum
- philodendron
-dendrona word element meaning 'tree', as in rhododendron.
[representing Greek dendron tree]-den·dron
\|dendrən, -ˌdrän\ noun combining form
(plural -dendrons \-nz\ ; also -den·dra \-_drə\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from dendron — more at dendr-
1. : tree — especially in generic names of plants
< Liriodendron >
< Trochodendron >
2. : treelike formation
< neurodendron >
3. : stem : part of a stem
< Schizodendron >
1.
< Liriodendron >
< Trochodendron >
2.
< neurodendron >
3.
< Schizodendron >