(adj) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches, Syn. biramous, prongy, forficate, fork-like, pronged, branched, forked, Example:the biramous appendages of an arthropod; long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects; a forked river; a forked tail; forked lightning; horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots
[岔, chàㄔㄚˋ] fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)#23723