Main entry: fork, forking, branching, ramification
Definition: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
Main entry: ramification
Definition: an arrangement of branching parts
Main entry: complication, ramification
Definition: a development that complicates a situation
Usage: the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
Main entry: ramification, leg, branch
Definition: a part of a forked or branching shape
Usage: he broke off one of the branches