I. ˈbrakēˌāt, -rāk-, -ēə̇t adjective
Etymology: Latin bracchiatus, brachiatus, from bracchium, brachium arm + -atus -ate
1. : having widely spreading branches arranged in alternating pairs
the maple is brachiate
— compare decussate
2. zoology : having arms
II. -ēˌāt intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: brachi- + -ate
: to progress by swinging from one hold to another by the arms (as of the gibbon)