branching

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English

Definitions

verb

To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
To produce branches.
To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

noun

A process of forming a branch.

Related words

Synonyms

ramification fork forking divergent diverging offshoot ramose epicormic monopodial braiding finitely connecting implications ramifications tentacles radiating

Associated

caudex taproot phyla glandular hyphae lobed inflorescence glycogen serrated stems hairless rhizome

Rhymes

stanching ranching blanching planching banh chung branch hung chan ching chan chung fan chung tan chung

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