ramification

Meaning

Noun

• A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
• An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
• An arrangement of branches.

Origin

• From Middle French ramification, or its source, Latin ramificō.