Plural of crotch; multiple fork-shaped openings, branching points, or the junction where two parts meet at an angle.
From crotch (from Old Norse krokr, meaning hook or curve) with the plural suffix -es, used for any branching or forking formation.
'Crotches of trees' is a classic metaphor in literature for places of shelter and mystery—the same word that describes geometry in nature also described intimate anatomy, giving it unexpected poetic resonance!
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