dendrogram

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UK/ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/

noun

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

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

noundendrogram (plural dendrograms)

plural dendrograms

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
  3. Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
  4. Englishdendr-
  5. Englishdendro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  8. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  9. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  10. Englishdendrogram

From dendro- + -gram.

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Translations

Finnish dendrogrammi
  • dendrogrammitree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
French dendrogramme
  • dendrogrammetree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
German Dendrogramm
  • Dendrogrammtree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Greek δενδρόγραμμα
  • δενδρόγραμμα (dendrógramma)tree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Italian dendrogramma
  • dendrogrammatree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Polish dendrogram
  • dendrogramtree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Spanish dendrograma
  • dendrogramatree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Swedish träddiagram
  • träddiagramtree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species
Cite this entry
APA

dendrogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrogram

MLA

“dendrogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrogram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dendrogram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dendrogram.

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