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FORFICATE
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
forficate (comparative more forficate, superlative most forficate)
(zoology) Deeply forked, like the tails of certain birds.
Source: Wiktionary
For"fi*cate, a. Etym: [L. forfex, forficis, shears.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AROMATIC
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