dendrogram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treelike diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/

Word forms

dendrogram dendrograms

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English dendrogram From dendro- + -gram.

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