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nonbranching en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + branching.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That does not branch.
    • Ramie is a perennial from the Orient. The stalks grow 6 to 8 feet high, are about one-half inch in diameter, and are straight and nonbranching. 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture, U.S. G.P.O., page 475: