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 furcation
The furcation is repeated a variable number of times in the different species.
British Dictionary definitions for furcation
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
Medical definitions for furcation
furcation
[ fûr-kā′shən ]
n.
A forking, or a forklike part or branch.
The region of a multirooted tooth at which the root divides.