forked vs forficate

forked and forficate both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, forked and forficate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

forked (adjective)	forficate (adjective)
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
having two meanings with intent to deceive