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unbranched

unbranched

6.3
Having one main stem and no side growth
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbrænʧt/
translation icon : sin ramas
  • long unbranched

Examples

  • The way was straight and unbranched, like a tunnel.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • A dense rosette of six-inch-long leaves grows at the tip of this plant's unbranched stem, and its two-inch-wide flowers are yellow with purple veins.

    Academic text (1995)

  • At 18 mm, the parotid bud is rostral and unbranched, appearing as an evagination from the lateral oral cavity area.

    Academic text (2003)

  • This pattern of afferent innervation differs dramatically from that seen on inner hair cells, where each inner hair cell synapses with approximately 20 unbranched afferent fibers.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The young tree had a tall unbranched stem, ready to grow its first leaves.

  • In the garden, I noticed a sprout with a long, unbranched stalk reaching towards the sun.

  • The artist painted a picture of a simple, unbranched tree against the bright blue sky.

Synonyms

unicursal
vsunbranched
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A single line you can draw without lifting your pen

focuses on simple absence of branching rather than path continuity
branchless
vsunbranched
4.9

A tree or plant with no branches

is the general term for having no branches beyond plants
unbranching
vsunbranched
8.4

Not splitting into separate stems or parts

is the basic adjective for absence of branches in general
unramified
vsunbranched
9.7

Remaining as a single part without branches

is the broader word for not having branches or offshoots
forkless
vsunbranched
5.6

A road or river that does not split into branches

uses a general sense of no branching rather than only forks
unsubdivided
vsunbranched
  • Specialized
8.2

A leaf with one whole surface and no separate parts

covers absence of branches more broadly, not only leaf parts
unsplit
vsunbranched
4.0

Whole and not divided into parts

is specific to lack of branches rather than general undivided state

Antonyms

branched
3.5

Having parts that split and spread out like a tree

How Branched

branched
3.5
unbranched
6.3

Surface Forms

unbranched positive

Morphology

unbranched = branched (transparent) = un + branch + ed

The meaning is a direct negation of 'branched' by the productive prefix 'un-', yielding 'not having branches', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word unbranched breaks into un- meaning 'not' and branch meaning 'a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem'. So, unbranched means 'not having branches' or 'not divided into parts'.