BRANCH

(noun) any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
"the arm of the record player", "an arm of the sea", "a branch of the sewer"
synonyms : arm , limb
(noun) a division of some larger or more complex organization
"a branch of Congress", "botany is a branch of biology", "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
synonyms : arm , subdivision
(noun) a stream or river connected to a larger one
(noun) a natural consequence of development
synonyms : offset , offshoot , outgrowth
(noun) a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
(noun) a part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches"
synonyms : leg , ramification
(verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
"The road forks"
synonyms : fork , furcate , ramify , separate
(verb) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
"these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
synonyms : ramify

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