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trifurcate
CIDE DICTIONARY
trifurcate, a. [L. trifurcus; tri- (see Tri-) + furca fork.].
Having three branches or forks; trichotomous. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trifurcate, v. & adj.
--v.tr. & intr. divide into three branches.
--adj. divided into three branches.
--v.tr. & intr. divide into three branches.
--adj. divided into three branches.
THESAURUS
trifurcate
V-shaped, Y-shaped, arboreal, arborescent, arboriform, biforked, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, branchlike, crotched, deltoid, dendriform, dendritic, forked, forking, forklike, furcate, pronged, ramous, three-cornered, three-dimensional, three-footed, three-pronged, three-sided, tree-shaped, treelike, triangular, triangulate, triarch, trichotomous, tricorn, tricornered, tricuspid, trident, tridental, tridentlike, trifid, triflorate, triflorous, trifurcated, trigonal, trigonoid, trigrammatic, trihedral, trilateral, trimerous, triparted, tripartite, tripodic, triquetral, triquetrous, trisectedROGET THESAURUS
trifurcate
Trisection
N trisection, tripartition, trichotomy, third, third part, trifid, trisected, tripartite, trichotomous, trisulcate, Triadelphous, triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular, tridental, tridentate, tridentiferous, trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal, trigrammic, trigrammatic, tripetalous, tripodal, tripodic, triquetral, triquetrous.For further exploring for "trifurcate" in Webster Dictionary Online