quadrifurcate

Meanings

Adjective

branching fourfold; having four branches.

Verb

furcate (fork or divide) into four branch or channel.

Related

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quadrifurcated

Origin

First attested in 1849; formed as quadri- + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus ("four-pronged").
First attested in 1886; formed as quadri- + furcate (verb).

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