dendroid
Dendroid is a term derived from the Greek dendron, meaning "tree," and the suffix -oid, meaning "resembling." In biology and related fields, dendroid describes tree-like, branched morphologies. It is used as an adjective to characterize growth forms in plants, fungi, corals, and other organisms where the branching pattern resembles a tree. The term is descriptive and not tied to a specific taxon; it can apply at different levels of organization, from cellular structures to whole organisms.
In computing, dendroid refers to a form of Android malware. Security researchers describe dendroid as a modular
These uses illustrate the term's different meanings in biology and information security, connected mainly by the