bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy
(adjective) 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”
bifurcate
(verb) divide into two branches; “The road bifurcated”
bifurcate
(verb) split or divide into two
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bifurcate (not comparable)
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
bifurcate (third-person singular simple present bifurcates, present participle bifurcating, simple past and past participle bifurcated)
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
• branch
• fork
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*fur"cate, Bi*fur"ca*ted, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + furcate.]
Definition: Two-pronged; forked.
Bi*fur"cate, v. i.
Definition: To divide into two branches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 July 2024
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
