branched meaning and definition

BRANCHED adjective

Definition of branched (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: bifurcate, biramous, forficate, forked, fork-like, pronged, prongy
2. having branches
   • synonyms: branching, ramate, ramose, ramous