Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Ramification
Ram′i·fi·ca′tion (răm′ĭ·fĭ·kā′shŭn), n. [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.] 1. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.