bifurcatedtree
nounUK /baɪˈfɜːkeɪtɪd triː/
US /baɪˈfɜːrkeɪtɪd triː/
A tree whose trunk splits into two main branches.
The old oak was a bifurcated tree, with two thick limbs rising from a single trunk.
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2. A data structure in computing where each node splits into two child nodes.
The search algorithm stored records in a bifurcated tree for fast lookups.
3. A diagram that branches into two paths at each step.
The teacher drew a bifurcated tree on the board to show the two possible outcomes.
4. A family tree that divides into two main lineages.
Their genealogy formed a bifurcated tree, one line tracing back to Scotland and the other to Wales.