Dendrology suffix

Dendrology (Ancient Greek: δένδρον, dendron, "tree"; and Ancient Greek: -λογία, -logia, science of or study of) or xylology (Ancient Greek: ξύλον, ksulon, "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), specifically, their taxonomic classifications.

dendrology (n.) 1708, "a treatise on trees;" by 1825 as "the natural history of trees;" see dendro- "tree" + -ology.

How to use dendrology in a sentence. dendrology, den-drol′o-ji, n. a treatise on trees: the natural history of trees.