multifurcate
UK/mʌltiˈfɜːkət/US/mʌltiˈfɝkət/
multifurcate adjective: multiply divided or forked.
Adjective
multifurcate (not comparable)
- Multiply divided or forked.
Verb
US/mʌltiˈfɝkeɪt/UK/mʌltiˈfɜːkeɪt/
multifurcate (third-person singular simple present multifurcates, present participle multifurcating, simple past and past participle multifurcated)
- To divide or fork into many channels or branches.
- True medusa tentacles occur later in development through the distal and lateral expansion of eight tongue-like processes on the bell’s oral surface, which multifurcate into hundreds of small tentacles.2015 August 5, “Structural and Developmental Disparity in the Tentacles of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp . 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of multifurcate
| third-person singular present | multifurcates |
|---|---|
| present participle | multifurcating |
| past participle | multifurcated |
| past | multifurcated |
Origin of multifurcate
From multi- + furcate.
Questions about multifurcate
- What does multifurcate mean?
- Multifurcate means multiply divided or forked.
- What part of speech is multifurcate?
- Multifurcate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce multifurcate?
- Multifurcate is pronounced /mʌltiˈfɝkət/ (US).
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