different between anastomosing vs anabranching

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??næs.t??mo?.z??/

Verb

anastomosing

1. present participle of anastomose

Adjective

anastomosing (not comparable)

1. (mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
2. (geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.

English

Etymology

From ana- +? branching.

Adjective

anabranching (not comparable)

1. (hydrology, of a water channel) Splitting around mid-channel islands that are roughly three times the width of the channel at full discharge.
   • 2008 January 18, Robert C. Walter and Dorothy J. Merritts, "Natural Streams and the Legacy of Water-Powered Mills"^[2], Science 319(5861), page 299:

   In particular, logjams blocked channels and led to the formation of side channels and floodplain sloughs, producing multiple anabranching channels and riverine wetlands that are in stark contrast to the large, single channels that exist in these streams today.

Coordinate terms

• anastomosing
• braided
• distributary
• meandering
• reticulate
• straight