<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Petrology, Mineralogy: A branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.</li><li>Any arborescent crystalline growth.</li><li>Anatomy: The branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>