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Brachiate
Pronunciation : Brach"i*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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