branching

(noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches. Synonyms: ramification, fork, forking.

(verb) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. Synonyms: ramify, branch. Example: "These plants ramify early and get to be very large."

(verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. Synonyms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate. Example: "The road forks."

(adj) having branches. Synonyms: branched, ramose, ramous, ramate.

(adj) resembling the branches of a tree.