furcate
[ adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt ]
/ adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt /
adjective
forked; branching.
verb (used without object), fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing.
to form a fork; branch.
Origin of furcate
OTHER WORDS FROM furcate
fur·ca·tion [fer-key-shuh n] /fərˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun mul·ti·fur·cate, adjective un·fur·cate, adjectiveWords nearby furcate
furbelow,
furbish,
furbish lousewort,
furca,
furcal,
furcate,
furcation,
furcula,
furculum,
furfur,
furfuraceous
Example sentences from the Web for furcate
The capillitium is very even the taeniae closely wound, the elater-ends often furcate.
The North American Slime-Moulds |Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideFurcate: forked; divided nto two approximately equal divisions.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithIn many species, notably in the genus Thomisus, a furcate mark seems to shadow the forked aorta.
Colouration in Animals and Plants |Alfred TylorBy-spines very numerous, half as long as the radius, furcate, with divergent fork-branches.
British Dictionary definitions for furcate
furcate
verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt)
to divide into two parts; fork
adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt, -kɪt) furcated
forked; divided
furcate branches
Derived forms of furcate
furcation, nounWord Origin for furcate
C19: from Late Latin
furcātus forked, from Latin
furca a fork