trifurcate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trifurcate
verb /ˈtrʌɪfəkeɪt/ divide into three branches or forks. adjective /-ˈfəːkət/ divided in this way.
– derivatives
trifurcation noun.
– origin C19: from L. trifurcus ‘three-forked’ (from tri- ‘three’ + furca ‘fork’) + -ate2.
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