fork-like vs bifurcate

fork-like and bifurcate both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fork-like	No	Yes	No	No
bifurcate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, fork-like and bifurcate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

fork-like (verb)	bifurcate (verb)
	divide into two branches
	split or divide into two