1. Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
   "long branched hairs on its legs on which pollen collects";
   - bifurcate, biramous, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy
    
2. Having branches
   "The branched coral formed intricate patterns on the reef";
   - branching, ramose, ramous, ramate

1. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   "The road branches";
   - ramify, fork, furcate, separate
    
2. Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   "these plants branch early and get to be very large";
   - ramify

See also: branchy, diversify, divided

Type of: diverge, grow

Encyclopedia: Branched