ramification

noun3

1. •
   A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.

   • The character of trees may be studied to advantage […] in winter, when the forms of the ramification can be seen in the naked boughs […] — 1829
2. •
   [in the plural] (figurative) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

   • What, then, is my Scheme? It is a very simple one, although in its ramifications and extensions it embraces the whole world. — 1890
3. •
   An arrangement of branches.