{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; treelike; de`ndron tree + e'i^dos form: cf. F. dendroïde. ] Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike; branching. Syn. -- arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, treelike, tree-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]