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trifurcate

verb

  1. to divide or branch into three
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Latin trifurcus, from tri- (“three”) + furca (“fork”).

  1. Forked, with three tines or points.

verb

Etymology: From Latin trifurcus, from tri- (“three”) + furca (“fork”).

  1. To divide or fork into three channels or branches.

    “2. Branches of the insular part; the MCA may usually bifurcate (78%), trifurcate (Russo, 2011) or quadfurcate (10%) here.”