[syn: branched, branching, ramose, ramous, ramate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
branched \branched\ adj.
1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches;
as, long branched hairs on its legs, on which pollen
collects.
Syn: bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. same as branching, a..
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Branched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Branching.]
1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches;
to ramify.
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2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision.
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To branch off, to form a branch or a separate part; to
diverge.
To branch out, to speak diffusively; to extend one's
discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to
enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.
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To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
branched
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two
branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod";
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen
collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked
lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop
prongy roots" [syn: bifurcate, biramous, branched,
forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy]
2: having branches [syn: branched, branching, ramose,
ramous, ramate]