BRACHIATED

Verb

brachiated

simple past tense and past participle of brachiate

Source: Wiktionary


BRACHIATE

Brach"i*ate, a. Etym: [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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