branched

branched
branched ranched adj. 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; as, long branched hairs on its legs, on which pollen collects.

Syn: bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy. [WordNet 1.5]

2. same as {branching}, a.. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • Branched Oak State Recreation Area — (Branched Oak Lake) is a Nebraska state recreation area located two and a half miles north of Malcolm, Nebraska (northwest of Lincoln) in Lancaster County. The lake is the largest of the Salt Valley Lakes with convert|1800|acre|km2|0 of water in… …   Wikipedia

  • branched chromosome — branched chromosome. См. разветвленная хромосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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