verb (used with or without object), bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing.
- to divide or fork into two branches.
adjective
- divided into two branches.
verb (ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt)
- to fork or divide into two parts or branches
adjective (ɪbaɪˈfəˌkeɪt, -kɪt)
- forked or divided into two sections or branches
1610s, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- (see bi-) + furca, the root of fork. Related: Bifurcated; bifurcating.
1835, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- (see bi-) + furca, the root of fork (n.).
v.
- To divide into two parts or branches.
adj.
- Forked or divided into two parts or branches.
- Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes.