well-branchedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈbrɑːn(t)ʃt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈbræn(t)ʃt/ Having many branches; having a pleasing arrangement of branches.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having branch(es) > of particular type, shape, or size
large-limbed?1440
well-branched1572
vimineous1664
cany1831
frondose-branched1831
flagellate1882
proleptic1937
1572 L. Mascall tr. D. Brossard L'Art et Maniere de Semer iii, in Bk. Plant & Graffe Trees 14 The sayde graffes be sprong vp and well branched.
1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xx. 51 If [these kyndes of Hartes]..be old and feed in good ground, then are their heades blacke, fayre, and well braunched.
1626 A. Holland Naumachia sig. B2v, in Hollandi Post-huma The scatterd bees, buzzing with murmurous din, Throng in one heape, to some well-branched tree.
1649 C. Wase tr. Sophocles Electra 22 A spotted well-brancht Stag.
1788 P. Marsden Acct. Island Jamaica 72 The Indian Jasmine grows to the height of six feet, is strong, and well branched.
1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 770/1 In the midst of the fruit trees, and towering high above them, was an oak, well-branched and leafy.
1940 Amer. Naturalist 74 91 The tadpole at this time, has well-branched external gills.
1991 Garbage Jan. 45/3 When you're buying bare-root stock or balled-and-burlapped trees, be sure to select a well-branched specimen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1572