Nouns

(n)branching, ramification, fork, forkingthe act of branching out or dividing into branches
(n)branch, leg, ramificationa part of a forked or branching shape“he broke off one of the branches”
(n)complication, ramificationa development that complicates a situation“the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications”
(n)ramificationan arrangement of branching parts