ClimateAugust 16, 2026

dendrologists

den-DROL-uh-jists

Definition

Scientists who study trees and other woody plants.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'dendron' (tree) and 'logos' (study/discourse), it entered English in the late 19th century to describe the specialized branch of botany focused on trees.

In the news

The article mentions dendrologists as the professionals who systematically measure redwoods using ropes and tape, and who have adopted a convention of keeping the locations of record-breaking trees secret to protect them.

A coastal redwood named Hyperion stands 115.9 metres tall in a hidden fold of Redwood National Park, taller than the Statue of Liberty, and the National Park Service refuses to disclose its location after tourists trampled the root system of the previous record-

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ScienceBlog.com

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