branchlength

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noun

The length of a branch (typically of a phylogenetic tree)

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Meanings

nounbranchlength (plural branchlengths)

plural branchlengths

  1. The length of a branch (typically of a phylogenetic tree)
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APA

branchlength. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchlength

MLA

“branchlength.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchlength. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “branchlength,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchlength.

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