Main Entry: den·drite

Pronunciation: \ˈden-ˌdrīt\

Function: noun

Date: 1751

1 : a branching treelike figure produced on or in a mineral by a foreign mineral; also : the mineral so marked
2 : a crystallized arborescent form
3 : any of the usually branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a neuron — see neuron illustration