English edit

Etymology edit

non- +‎ branching

Adjective edit

nonbranching (not comparable)

  1. That does not branch.
    • 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture, U.S. G.P.O., page 475:
      Ramie is a perennial from the Orient. The stalks grow 6 to 8 feet high, are about one-half inch in diameter, and are straight and nonbranching.