dendryphIum

[Gr. dendron a tree, and phuc growth.] Bot.: A genus of Hyphomycetous Fungi, consist ing of molds growing over dead herbaceous plants. *dēne (1), s . [A. S. denu =a valley.] [DEN (1), s.] 1. A valley, a dell. "Thou says thou trawez me in this dene." E. Eng. Allit, Poems ; Pearl , 135. 2. As an element in place-names it means valley, dell. *dēne (2), s . [DUNE.] A hillock, a bank. *dēne (3), s. [DEAN.] Deneb, s. [A corruption of Arab. zanab =a tail.] Astron.: A fixed star of magnitude two and a half, "Of timber measures and dendrometers there are various kinds, and their use is for taking the dimensions of standing timber without climbing the tree."- Loudon : Encycl. of Gardening, § 1780.