dendrite
noun /ˈdendraɪt/
/ˈdendraɪt/
(also dendron
(biology) /ˈdendrɒn/
/ˈdendrɑːn/
)- a short branch at the end of a nerve cell that receives signals from other cells compare axonTopics Biologyc2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Greek dendritēs ‘tree-like’, from dendron ‘tree’.