dendroglyph means any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by native peoples. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
dendroglyph is pronounced /ˈdɛndɹəɡlɪf/.
Why “dendroglyph” is a great word
DENDROGLYPH — [Noun] A symbol, image, or message carved into the trunk of a living tree, especially by Indigenous peoples. From dendro- (from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron), meaning "tree") + glyph (from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ), meaning "carving"). Coined in 1918 by Australian curator Robert Etheridge, Jr. Unlike a petroglyph, which is etched into immutable stone, or graffiti, which implies transient defacement, a dendroglyph is a deliberate communion with a living witness. It is the scar tissue swelling around an ancestral mark, the bark slowly engulfing a story over decades, and the solitary, weathered sign standing in a forgotten grove—a testament not written upon the world, but grown into it.
Etymology
From dendro- + glyph.
noun
- Any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by native peoples.