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branchy

Definitions of branchy
  1. adjective
    having many branches
    “a branchy tree trunk”
    synonyms:
    arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike
    resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    brachiate
    having widely spreading paired branches
    branched, branching, ramate, ramose, ramous
    having branches
    bushy
    resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
    long-branched
    having long branches
    maple-like, maplelike
    resembling maple
    mop-headed
    (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader
    stiff-branched
    having stiff branches
    thick-branched
    having thick branches
    well-branched
    having good branches
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    antonyms:
    branchless
    having no branches
    palmlike
    resembling a palm tree
    unbranched, unbranching
    without branches
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