Prongy (Adjective)
Meaning
Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The deer's antlers had a prongy shape with multiple points.
- The tree's prongy branches reached towards the sky like giant arms.
- The insect's prongy antennae picked up even the faintest vibrations.
- The prongy shape of the lightning bolt illuminated the dark sky.
- The roots of the carrot plant had grown prongy in search of more nutrients.