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

First recorded in 1810–20, furcate is from the Medieval Latin word furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM furcate

fur·ca·tion [fer-key-shuh n] /fərˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun mul·ti·fur·cate, adjective un·fur·cate, adjective

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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, noun

Word Origin for furcate

C19: from Late Latin furcātus forked, from Latin furca a fork

Medical definitions for furcation

furcation
[ fûr-kāshən ]

n.

A forking, or a forklike part or branch.
The region of a multirooted tooth at which the root divides.