nonbranching en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + branching.
Meanings
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(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: