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[NL., tree, + έρπε τόν, reptile: see herpetolo gy.] A genus of fo il laby rinthodont amphibians, from the lower coal measures of Nova Scotia: so called from being based upon remains consisting of teeth and bones found in the cavity of a sigil lari a. It has been referred to a group Micros a uri a of the order Labyrinthodont a. dendriform (den'dri-form), a. [ IMG:content-2357.png:[blocks in formation] dendrocœl In these fine curves and strokes of dendritic scripture a graceful sylvan idyl might perchance be deciphered by the curious. The Atlantic, LVIII. 394. 2. Marked by figures resembling shrubs, mo es, etc.: said of certain minerals. See dendrite. dendritically (den-drit'i-kal-i), adv . In a dendritic manner; as a tree: as, dendritically branched. In some species [Bacteria) the zooglœa is dendritically ramified. E. Klein, Micro-Organisms and Disease, p. 60. dendritiform (den-drit'i-fôrm), a. [