Word: dendrite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: den
drite
Definition: A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
Morphemes:
Affix: dendr-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form words concerning trees or branching
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δένδρον
Language: grc
Decoded: dendron
Meaning: tree
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.