furcate

fur·cate

[adj. fur-keyt, -kit; v. fur-keyt] adjective, verb, fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing.
adjective
1.
forked; branching.
verb (used without object)
2.
to form a fork; branch.

Origin:
1810–20; < Medieval Latin furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate1

fur·ca·tion [fer-key-shuhn] , noun
mul·ti·fur·cate, adjective
un·fur·cate, adjective
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furcate
 
vb
1.  to divide into two parts; fork
 
adj
2.  forked; divided: furcate branches
 
[C19: from Late Latin furcātus forked, from Latin furca a fork]
 
fur'cation
 
n

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