This is the 13356th most frequent Spanish word.
ramificados
Branched or spread out.
Here, 'ramificados' is used to describe the branching nature of the forest paths, indicating that they spread out in multiple directions.
Los caminos en el bosque están muy ramificados.
The paths in the forest are very branched.
In this context, 'ramificado' is metaphorically applied to describe how knowledge has expanded or diversified into multiple fields.
El conocimiento en esta materia se ha ramificado en varias áreas.
The knowledge in this subject has branched into several areas.
The word 'ramificadas' refers directly to the branching structure of the tree's branches in a physical sense.