title: Dendrite (disambiguation)
text: # Dendrite (disambiguation)
  
  Dendrite derives from the Greek word "dendron" meaning (lit. "tree-like"), and may refer to:
  
  ## Biology
  
  * Dendrite, a branched projection of a neuron
  * Dendrite (non-neuronal), branching projections of certain skin cells and immune cells
  
  ## Physical
  
  * Dendrite (metal), a characteristic tree-like structure of crystals growing as molten metal freezes
  * Dendrite (mathematics), a locally connected continuum that contains no simple closed curves
  * Dendrite (crystal), a crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching tree-like form
  * Dendrimer, a repetitively branched molecule
  
  ## Software
  
  * Dendrite (matrix), a server for the matrix protocol written in Go
  
  ## Brand
  
  * Dendrite (adhesive), a brand of contact cement from India and South Asia
  