Definition of Dendrology

1. n. A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.

Definition of Dendrology

1. Noun. the study of trees and other woody plants ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dendrology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Dendrology

1. A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees. Origin: Gr. Tree: cf. F. Dendrologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dendrology

dendroglyphs
dendrogram
dendrograms
dendrohydrology
dendroid
dendroidal
dendrolatry
dendrolite
dendrolites
dendrologic
dendrological
dendrologies
dendrologist
dendrologists
dendrologous
dendrology
dendromancy
dendrometer
dendrometers
dendrometry
dendron
dendronized
dendrons
dendrophile
dendrophiles
dendrophilia
dendrophobia
dendrophobias
dendrothermal
dendrotoxin

Literary usage of Dendrology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1916)
"TEACHING Dendrology IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BY VAUGHAN ... The course in dendrology is organized around four phases or aspects of the subject, ..."

2. Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains: Under the Direction by Samuel Parker (1838)
"Fish—description of salmon—salmon fishery—dendrology—shrubbery —nutritive roots—geography—mountains—valleys—plains—forests— rivers—soil—seasons. ..."

3. The Farm Woodlot: A Handbook of Forestry for the Farmer and the Student in by John Philip Wentling, Edward Gheen Cheyney (1914)
"... CHAPTER IV Dendrology THE study of the kinds of trees, and of their botanical characteristics, is dendrology. The study of the cultivation or growing of ..."

4. The Sylva Americana: Or, A Description of the Forest Trees Indigenous to the by Daniel Jay Browne (1832)
"... Dendrology. ROSE-FLOWERING LOCUST. Robinia viscosa. , This species of locust is found only on that part of the Alleghanies which traverses Georgia and ..."

5. The History of Vermont: With Descriptions, Physical and Topographical by Hosea Beckley (1846)
"Robin.—Quadrupeds, wild.—Wolf.—Bear.—Squirrel, Gray and other kinds.—Fox. Dendrology.—Evergreen trees.—Hardwood trees—Sugar maple. —Its beauty. ..."

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