1. (

• branching ,
• ramification ,
• fork ,
• forking

) the act of branching out or dividing into branches ;

1. (

• ramify ,
• branch ,

) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" ;

2. (

• branch ,
• ramify ,
• fork ,
• furcate ,
• separate ,

) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" ;

1. (

• branched ,
• branching ,
• ramose ,
• ramous ,
• ramate

) having branches ;

2. (

• branching

) resembling the branches of a tree ;