BIFURCATE


Meaning of BIFURCATE in English

■ verb 'bʌɪfəkeɪt divide into two branches or forks.

■ adjective bʌɪ'fə:kət forked; branched.

Derivatives

bifurcation noun

Origin

C17: from med. L. bifurcat- , bifurcare 'divide into two forks', from L. bifurcus 'two-forked'.

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