adjective
- having multiple branches or divisions; characterized by branching into several parts
Usage: technical; biology; botany
Examples
- The polychotomous stem of the coral divided into numerous branches.
- Botanists studied the polychotomous growth pattern of the unusual fern.
- The tree’s polychotomous branching created a complex canopy structure.
- Scientists observed polychotomous division in the marine organism’s tentacles.
- The polychotomous root system spread widely underground.
- Researchers documented the polychotomous flowering pattern of the tropical plant.