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Bracheate

Parts of Speech: verb, adjective

Verb

Sense 1: To move by swinging the arms from branch to branch, characteristic of certain primates.

Example sentence: The gibbon bracheated effortlessly through the treetops.

Sense 2: To develop branches or branch out.

Example sentence: The plant will eventually bracheate into a lush, leafy bush.

Adjective

Sense 1: Having branches or branch-like structures.

Example sentence: The bracheate coral displayed intricate branching patterns.

Sense 2: Pertaining to a type of appendage or limb resembling a branch.

Example sentence: The bracheate antennae of the insect helped it sense its surroundings.