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unbranched

American  
[uhn-brancht] / ˌʌnˈbræntʃt /

adjective

  1. not divided into branches.

  2. having no branches.

  3. Chemistry. straight-chain.


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It can grow more than 12 feet tall, producing what is considered the largest unbranched flower structure in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

Normally, a pollen grain that sticks to the stigma of a flower during pollination germinates into a long tube that grows straight and unbranched through the ovary to the ovules, where fertilisation takes place.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

He said giddily that they were corpse flowers — not orchids, but unbranched inflorescences known for their putrid odor — that were monitored and measured in preparation for their big debut.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

The chain may be branched or unbranched, and it may contain different types of monosaccharides.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

They have no cambium layer and no distinct bark and pith; they have unbranched stems, which as a rule do not increase in diameter after the first stages of growth, but grow only terminally.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

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