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Sylvan vs Dendron - What's the difference?

sylvan | dendron |

As nouns the difference between sylvan and dendron

is that sylvan is one who resides in the woods while dendron is (cytology) a slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.

As an adjective sylvan

is pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.

sylvan

English

Alternative forms

* silvan

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • pertaining to the forest, or woodlands
  • * De Quincey
    • The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region is usually exact as well as tenacious.
  • residing in a forest or wood
  • wooded, or covered in forest

    • Synonyms

    * (of or like a forest) foresty

    See also

    * arboreal * nemorous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who resides in the woods.
  • A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Her private orchards, walled on every side, / To lawless sylvans all access denied.

    Related terms

    * Pennsylvania * Silvanus * silvicolous * silviculture * sylva * sylvatic * Transylvania

    dendron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
  • (chemistry) A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.