De*nay" (?), v. t. [See Deny.] To deny. [Obs.]

That with great rage he stoutly doth denay.

Spenser.

De*nay", n. Denial; refusal. [Obs.] Shak.

Den"dra*chate (?), n. [L. dendrachates; Gr. de`ndron a tree + &?; agate: cf. F. dendrachate, dendragate.] (Min.) Arborescent or dendritic agate.

Den"dri*form (?), a. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -form.] Resembling in structure a tree or shrub.

Den"drite (?), n. [Gr. dendri`ths, fem. dendri^tis, of a tree, fr. de`ndron a tree: cf. F. dendrite.] (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.

{ Den*drit"ic (?), Den*drit"ic*al (?), } a. Pertaining to a dendrite, or to arborescent crystallization; having a form resembling a shrub or tree; arborescent.

||Den`dro*cœ"la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ndron tree + koi^los hollow.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into smaller branchlets.

{ Den"droid (?), Den*droid"al (?), } a. [Gr. &?; treelike; de`ndron tree + &?; form: cf. F. dendroïde.] Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike.

Den"dro*lite (?), n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -lite: cf. F. dendrolithe.] (Paleon.) A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant.

Den*drol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in the natural history of trees.

Den*drol"o*gous (?), a. Relating to dendrology.

Den*drol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -logy: cf. F. dendrologie.] A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.

Den*drom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -meter: cf. F. dendromètre.] An instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees.

Den"e*gate (?), v. t. [L. denegatus, p. p. of denegare. See Deny.] To deny. [Obs.]

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