bifurcate vs forficate

bifurcate and forficate both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bifurcate	No	Yes	Yes	No
forficate	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, bifurcate and forficate are synonyms defined as:

bifurcate and forficate: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Other synonyms of bifurcate include biramous, branched, fork-like, forked, pronged, prongy.

bifurcate (adjective)	forficate (adjective)
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

bifurcate (verb)	forficate (verb)
divide into two branches
split or divide into two