RAMIFICA'TION, noun [Latin ramus, a branch.] 1. The process of branching or shooting branches from a stem. 2. A branch; a small division proceeding from a main stock or channel; as the ramifications of a family; the ramifications of an artery. 3. A division or subdivision; as the ramifications of a subject or scheme. 4. In botany, the manner in which a tree produces its branches or boughs. 5. The production of figures resembling branches.
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