v. i. To divide into two branches. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + furcate. ] 1. Two-pronged; forked. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. divided into or made up of two parts. socially bifurcated populations Syn. -- chesty. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Cf. F. bifurcation. ] A forking, or division into two branches. [ 1913 Webster ]