unbranched
Single continuous path
Unbranched describes something that grows or extends in a single line without dividing into separate parts.
Most often applied to plants: an unbranched stem rises straight without splitting into secondary shoots.
The term appears in botany and biology to characterize simple, linear structures: The unbranched filaments of the algae formed long threads.
Arranged in straight succession
- straightNot curved or crooked
- undividedNot separated into parts
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- singleOne in number
simple · unbent · unforked · unsplit · whole · direct · uninterrupted · columnar
Plant's central axis
Arranged in straight succession
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- chainLinked segments forming length
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
hydrocarbon · polyethylene · monomer · backbone · methylene · paraffin · straight-chain · normal
linear
Arranged in straight succession
- straightNot curved or crooked
- undividedNot separated into parts
- continuousWithout pause or gap
single · simple · unbent · unforked · unsplit · whole · direct · uninterrupted · columnar · rod
stem
Plant's central axis
culm · frond · petiole · axis · shoot · twig · sprig · palm · fern · monocot
linear
Arranged in straight succession
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- chainLinked segments forming length
saturated · hydrocarbon · polyethylene · monomer · backbone · methylene · paraffin · straight-chain · normal · homologous
branch, branched, branches, branching, branchless, branchlike, branchlet, multibranched