dendrite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

WordNet

Den"drite noun
Etymology
Gr. , fem. , of a tree, fr. a tree: cf. F. dendrite.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.

Webster 1913