"branchy" meaning in English

See branchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: branchier [comparative], more branchy [comparative], branchiest [superlative], most branchy [superlative]
Etymology: branch + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|branch|y}} branch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} branchy (comparative branchier or more branchy, superlative branchiest or most branchy)
  1. Having many branches. Translations (having many branches): клонест (klonest) (Bulgarian), разклонен (razklonen) (Bulgarian), monihaarainen (Finnish), oksainen (Finnish), branchu (French), pampinōsus (Latin), rămuros [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-branchy-en-adj-9tDjUCeo Disambiguation of 'having many branches': 97 3
  2. Tending to branch frequently. Translations (tending to branch frequently): haarova (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-branchy-en-adj-VOTEEPYo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'tending to branch frequently': 3 97

Inflected forms

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