Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEN'DRITE
DEN'DRA-CHATEDEN-DRIT'IC, or DEN-DRIT'IC-AL
DEN'DRITE, n. [Gr. δενδρον, a tree, and λιθος, a stone, a contraction of dendrolite.]
A stone or mineral, on or in which are the figures of shrubs or trees; an arborescent mineral. – Fourcroy.
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