Branched

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}]
    

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.
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   2. same as {branching}, a..
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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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