dendritic

[ den-drit-ik ]

/ dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /

formed or marked like a dendrite.

of a branching form; arborescent.

Also den·drit·i·cal.

Origin of dendritic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

den·drit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Usually the metal is arborescent, dendritic, filiform, moss-like or laminar.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 |Various
Dendritic: applied to the branched nerve cells in the mushroom bodies of the pro-cerebrum.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
The main streams are tortuous, and their dendritic tributaries have cut the region into ridges.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various
At other times it is found in dendritic shapes, or arborescences, resulting from minute crystals implanted upon each other.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

The zoœcia are not distinct from one another, but in dendritic forms the zoarium is divided irregularly by chitinous partitions.

Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa |Nelson Annandale

dendritic

[ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk ]

Relating to the dendrites of nerve cells.