FURCATE
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
(verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; “The road forks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
furcate (not comparable)
Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
Synonyms
• (forked, branched): cloven, forked
Verb
furcate (third-person singular simple present furcates, present participle furcating, simple past and past participle furcated)
To fork or branch out.
Anagrams
• facture
Source: Wiktionary
Fur"cate, Fur"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. furca fork. See Fork.]
Definition: Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition