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Tree and plants branches of several sizes

The branches and leaves of a tree

Leafless tree branches during winter

A branch, sometimes called a ramus in botany, is a woody structural member connected to the central trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub). Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.^[1] The term twig usually refers to a terminus, while bough refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk.

Due to a broad range of species of trees, branches and twigs can be found in many different shapes and sizes. While branches can be nearly horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, the majority of trees have upwardly diagonal branches. A number of mathematical properties are associated with tree branchings; they are natural examples of fractal patterns in nature, and, as observed by Leonardo da Vinci, their cross-sectional areas closely follow the da Vinci branching rule.

Terminology[edit]

Because of the enormous quantity of branches in the world, there are numerous names in English alone for them. In general however, unspecific words for a branch (such as rise) have been replaced by the word branch itself.^{[citation needed]}

Specific terms[edit]

A bough can also be called a limb or arm, and though these are arguably metaphors, both are widely accepted synonyms for bough.^[2]^[3] A crotch or fork is an area where a trunk splits into two or more boughs. A twig is frequently referred to as a sprig as well, especially when it has been plucked.^[4] Other words for twig include branchlet, spray, and surcle, as well as the technical terms surculus and ramulus. Branches found under larger branches can be called underbranches.

Some branches from specific trees have their own names, such as osiers and withes or withies, which come from willows. Often trees have certain words which, in English, are naturally collocated, such as holly and mistletoe, which usually employ the phrase «sprig of» (as in, a «sprig of mistletoe»). Similarly, the branch of a cherry tree is generally referred to as a «cherry branch», while other such formations (i.e., «acacia branch» or «orange branch») carry no such alliance. A good example of this versatility is oak, which could be referred to as variously an «oak branch», an «oaken branch», a «branch of oak», or the «branch of an oak tree».^{[citation needed]}

Once a branch has been cut or in any other way removed from its source, it is most commonly referred to as a stick, and a stick employed for some purpose (such as walking, spanking, or beating) is often called a rod. Thin, flexible sticks are called switches, wands, shrags, or vimina (singular vimen).

History and etymology[edit]

In Old English, there are numerous words for branch, including seten, stofn, telgor, and hrīs.
There are also numerous descriptive words, such as blēd (that is, something that has bled, or «bloomed», out), bōgincel (literally «little bough»), ōwæstm (literally «on growth»), and tūdornes (literally «offspringing»). Numerous other words for twigs and boughs abound, including tān, which still survives as the «-toe» in mistletoe.^[5]

Latin words for branch are ramus or cladus. The latter term is an affix found in other modern words such as cladodonts (prehistoric sharks with branched teeth) or cladogram.

References[edit]

^ Driscoll, Michael; Meredith Hamiltion; Marie Coons (May 2003). A Child’s Introduction Poetry. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. p. 10. ISBN 1-57912-282-5.
^ ««limb» on Merriam-Webster».
^ ««arm» on Merriam-Webster».
^ «sprig» on Encarta.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ «Homework Help and Textbook Solutions | bartleby». www.bartleby.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007.

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What do we mean by branch?

A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb. noun

A lateral division or subdivision of certain other plant parts, such as a root or flower cluster. noun

Something that resembles a branch of a tree, as in form or function, as. noun

A secondary outgrowth or subdivision of a main axis, such as the tine of a deer’s antlers. noun

An offshoot or a division of the main portion of a structure, especially that of a nerve, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel; a ramus. noun

A limited part of a larger or more complex unit or system, especially. noun

An area of specialized skill or knowledge, especially academic or vocational, that is related to but separate from other areas. noun

A division of a business or other organization. noun

A division of a family, categorized by descent from a particular ancestor. noun

A subdivision of a family of languages, such as the Germanic branch of Indo-European. noun

A tributary of a river. noun

A divergent section of a river, especially near the mouth. noun

A part of a curve that is separated, as by discontinuities or extreme points. noun

A sequence of program instructions to which the normal sequence of instructions relinquishes control, depending on the value of certain variables. noun

The instructions executed as the result of such a passing of control. noun

A bifurcation in a linear chain of atoms, especially in an organic molecule where isomeric hydrocarbon groups can vary in the location and number of these bifurcations of the carbon chain. noun

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)

One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.

A location of an organization with several locations.

A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.

A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.

A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.

A branch line.

Slang for male genitilia. Urban Dictionary

(n.) A bud from the marijuana plant Urban Dictionary

A friend or homie. Used similar to the word bro or brah. Urban Dictionary

Branching- The act of cutting random tree branches from random houses and placing them on people’s doorsteps. Optional: Add a fake love letter with cheesy tree branch joke Urban Dictionary

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NOUN;
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1. Part of tree growing from trunk.
2. Botany part of plant stem or root:
3. Something that resembles a branch of a tree in structure, but is NOT a part of a tree.
4. F.e. a store, bank, or other organization that is part of a larger group and is located in a different part of a geographic area from the parent organization.
5. Distinct part of large organization: a subdivision of a large organization, usually with a specialized mission
6. A part of a large area of study.
7. A line of a family that is descended from a common ancestor.
8. Geography tributary stream: a river or stream flowing into another river.
9. Geography creek (mostly used by people from the Southern of the U.S.): a small stream or a creek.
10. Southern U.S. beverages drinking water: drinking water, especially from a clean spring or stream, and used particularly for mixing with bourbon.
11. Comput alternative instruction sequence: a sequence of computer program instructions in a set of alternative sequences that are activated according to specific conditions.
12. MATHAMATICAL part of curve: A distinctive part of a curve that is separated from the rest of the curve, e.g. by discontinuities or extreme points.
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VERB;
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1. To divide somthing into smaller parts, or cause something to do this.
2. To grow branches.
3. To become involved in something new, especially as a way of extending or expanding personal interests or business activities.
4. Tto execute an alternative sequence of computer program instructions as a result of the detection of a specific condition. Urban Dictionary

To take a shit, dump, poop, etc. Urban Dictionary

To call someone extremely ugly.
disgusting raunchy ugly nails horrifying unattractive horrid Urban Dictionary

In terms of family, branches are either future generations of a family, or second plus cousins of an existing family. Urban Dictionary

When your smashed out of your mind Urban Dictionary

To be high, or the act of getting high off of marijuanna. Urban Dictionary

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Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

branch, subdivision, armnoun

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»
branchnoun

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
branch, leg, ramificationnoun

a part of a forked or branching shape

«he broke off one of the branches»
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offsetnoun

a natural consequence of development
branchnoun

a stream or river connected to a larger one
arm, branch, limbverb

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»
ramify, branchverb

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

«these plants ramify early and get to be very large»
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

«The road forks»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

branchnoun

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
branchnoun

Something that divides like the branch of a tree.
branchnoun

A location of an organization with several locations.

Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.
branchnoun

A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
branchnoun

An area in business or of knowledge, research.
branchnoun

A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
branchverb

To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
branchverb

To produce branches.
branchverb

To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

BRANCHnoun

Etymology: branche, Fr.

1. The shoot of a tree from one of the main boughs. See Bough.

Why grow the branches, when the root is gone?
Why wither not the leaves that want their sap?
William Shakespeare.

2. Any member or part of the whole; any distinct article; any section or subdivision.

Your oaths are past, and now subscribe your names,
That his own hand may strike his honour down,
That violates the smallest branch herein.
William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.

The belief of this was of special importance, to confirm our hopes of another life, on which so many branches of christian piety does immediately depend.
Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

In the several branches of justice and charity, comprehended in those general rules, of loving our neighbour as ourselves, and of doing to others as we would have them do to us, there is nothing but what is most fit and reasonable.
John Tillotson.

This precept will oblige us to perform our duty, according to the nature of the various branches of it.
John Rogers.

3. Any part that shoots out from the rest.

And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side.
Exod. xxv. 32.

His blood, which disperseth itself by the branches of veins, may be resembled to waters carried by brooks.
Walter Raleigh, Hist.

4. A smaller river running into, or proceeding from a larger.

If, from a main river, any branch be separated and divided, then, where that branch doth first bound itself with new banks, there is that part of the river where the branch forsaketh the main stream, called the head of the river.
Walter Raleigh, History.

5. Any part of a family descending in a collateral line.

His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock planted in Somersetshire, took to wife the widow.
Richard Carew, Survey.

6. The offspring; the descendant.

Great Anthony! Spain’s well-beseeming pride,
Thou mighty branch of emperours and kings!
Richard Crashaw.

7. The antlers or shoots of a stag’s horn.8.The branches of a bridle are two pieces of bended iron, that bear the bit-mouth, the chains, and the curb, in the interval between the one and the other. Farrier’s Dict.9. [In architecture.]The arches of Gothick vaults; which arches transversing from one angle to another, diagonal ways, form a cross between the other arches, which make the sides of the square, of which the arches are diagonals. John Harris
To Branchverb

1. To divide as into branches.

The spirit of things animate are all continued within themselves, and are branched in canals, as blood is; and the spirits have not only branches, but certain cells or seats, where the principal spirits do reside.
Francis Bacon, Natural Hist.

2. To adorn with needlework, representing flowers and sprigs.

In robe of lily white she was array’d,
That from her shoulder to her heel down raught,
The train whereof loose far behind her stray’d,
Branch’d with gold and pearl, most richly wrought.
Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 9.
To Branchverb

Etymology: from the noun.

1. To spread in branches.

They were trained together in their childhoods, and there rooted betwixt them such an affection, which cannot choose but branch now.
William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

The cause of scattering the boughs, is the hasty breaking forth of the sap; and therefore those trees rise not in a body of any height, but branch near the ground. The cause of the Pyramis, is the keeping in of the sap, long before it branch, and the spending of it, when it beginneth to branch by equal degrees.
Francis Bacon, Natural Hist. №. 588.

Plant it round with shade
Of laurel, ever-green, and branching plain.
John Milton, Agonistes.

Straight as a line in beauteous order stood,
Of oaks unshorn a venerable wood;
Fresh was the grass beneath, and ev’ry tree
At distance planted, in a due degree,
Their branching arms in air, with equal space,
Stretch’d to their neighbours with a long embrace.
Dryden.

One sees her thighs transform’d, another views
Her arms shot out, and branching into boughs.
Joseph Addison, Ovid.

2. To spread into separate and distinct parts and subdivisions.

The Alps at the one end, and the long range of Appenines that passes through the body of it, branch out, on all sides, into several different divisions.
Joseph Addison, on Italy.

If we would weigh, and keep in our minds, what it is we are considering, that would best instruct us when we should, or should not, branch into farther distinctions.
John Locke.

3. To speak diffusively, or with the distinction of the parts of a discourse.

I have known a woman branch out into a long dissertation upon the edging of a petticoat.
Spectator, №. 247.

4. To have horns shooting out into antlers.

The swift stag from under ground
Bore up his branching head.
John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii. l. 470.

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Branchnoun

a shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant
Branchnoun

any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway
Branchnoun

any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department
Branchnoun

one of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola
Branchnoun

a line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family
Branchnoun

a warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters
Branchadjective

diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store
Branchverb

to shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify
Branchverb

to divide into separate parts or subdivision
Branchverb

to divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in
Branchverb

to adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs

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Branch

A branch tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree. Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.
While branches can be nearly horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, the majority of trees have upwardly diagonal branches.
The term «twig» often refers to a terminus, while «bough» refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk.

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Branch

bransh, n. a shoot or arm-like limb of a tree: anything like a limb of a tree: any offshoot or subdivision, a section or department of a subject: any subordinate division of a business, &c., as a branch-bank or pawn-shop.—v.t. to divide into branches.—v.i. to spread out as a branch (with out, off, from).—adj. Branched.—ns. Branch′er, a young hawk or other bird when it leaves the nest and begins to take to the branches; Branch′ery, branches collectively.—adjs. Branch′ing, furnished with or shooting out branches; Branch′less.—ns. Branch′let, a little branch; Branch′-pī′lot, one who holds the Trinity House certificate; Branch′-work, ornamental figured patterns.—adj. Branch′y.—Root and branch, thoroughly—used also adjectively, as in a ‘root-and-branch’ policy. [Fr. branche—Low L. branca, a beast’s paw—L. brachium.]

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Branch

A conductor branching from a main line. Sometimes the term is restricted to a principal conductor, from which current is distributed.

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branch

1. A subdivision of any organization. 2. A geographically separate unit of an activity, which performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale. Unlike an annex, a branch is not merely an overflow addition. 3. An arm or service of the Army. 4. The contingency options built into the base plan. A branch is used for changing the mission, orientation, or direction of movement of a force to aid success of the operation based on anticipated events, opportunities, or disruptions caused by enemy actions and reactions. See also sequel.

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Branch

Branch (formerly Roundtable) enables a smart new brand of high quality public discourse. Curated groups of people are invited to engage around issues in which they are knowledgeable. This service holds the promise of a new platform for dialogue on the web-a necessary departure from the monologues we have grown so accustomed to reading online.

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branch

The diploma of those pilots who have passed at the Trinity
House, as competent to navigate vessels in particular places. The word
branch is also metaphorically used for river divergents, but its
application to affluents is improper. Any branch or ramification, as in
estuaries, where they traverse, river-like, miles of territory, in
labyrinthine mazes.

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branch

A facet of a business, company or organization created for a specific purpose.

The branch of the local bank pays its tax at a local level to the local government.

Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
branch

A facet of a structure.

The bronchus are a facet of the structure of the lungs.

Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2020
branch

An element of a tree.

The tree branch was very long and beautiful.

Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020

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BRANCH

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Branch is ranked #990 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Branch surname appeared 35,225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Branch.

47.3% or 16,686 total occurrences were White.
45.9% or 16,168 total occurrences were Black.
2.9% or 1,050 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.6% or 926 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 218 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 176 total occurrences were Asian.

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Rank popularity for the word ‘branch’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2047
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Rank popularity for the word ‘branch’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1551
Nouns Frequency

Rank popularity for the word ‘branch’ in Nouns Frequency: #563

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of branch in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of branch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of branch in a Sentence

Sidney Powell:

We are here now today stop further impermissible intrusion into the sole power of the executive branch.
Sean Moulton:

I think it’s a mistake to treat the judicial branch differently when it comes to these disclosures, they are stewards of public funds and owe some accountability for how they use these funds.
Paul Newton:

The Republican-led legislature has made incredible strides to increase confidence in elections, and Democrats continue to use the judicial branch to thwart the will of the majority of North Carolinians. We will appeal this case.
Jerome Powell:

Similarly, Trump also softened his stance on China after sharp falls in stock prices. He has offered an olive branch to China and there’s no reason China would not want to accept it.
Nancy Pelosi:

In addition to that, on a regular basis, when there’s a stock transaction to report that, the court system, the third branch of government, the Judiciary, has no reporting. The Supreme Court has no disclosure. The Supreme Court has no reporting of stock transactions and The Supreme Court makes important decisions every day.

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فرعArabic
філіял, галіна́, галінкаBelarusian
филиал, област, клон, разклонение, разклонявам се, пускам клониBulgarian
brancaCatalan, Valencian
pobočka, větevCzech
Ästelung, Filiale, Abzweigung, Branche, Zweigung, Ast, Zweigstelle, Zweig, abzweigen, springen, verzweigenGerman
κλαδί, κλαρί, παρακλάδι, διακλάδωση, κλάδοςGreek
branĉoEsperanto
rama, sucursal, ramificarSpanish
oksEstonian
adarBasque
شاخه, شاخ, شعبهPersian
sivukonttori, haarakonttori, ala, oksa, haara, haarautua, haaraantuaFinnish
branche, rameau, filiale, brancherFrench
meurScottish Gaelic
pólaGalician
ענף, סניףHebrew
डालHindi
branchHaitian Creole
fiók, üzletág, szak, ág, csoport, leágazás, alapít, létrehoz, hajt, sarjad, sarjadzikHungarian
ճյուղ, ոստ, մասնաճյուղArmenian
dahanIndonesian
branchoIdo
branca, ramo, filiale, succursaleItalian
枝, 部門, 支店, 支社, 分岐するJapanese
შტოGeorgian
бұтақKazakh
支店, 지점, 지사, 나뭇가지, 支社, 가지, 줄기Korean
چرۆ, لقKurdish
rāmusLatin
šakaLithuanian
zarsLatvian
гранкаMacedonian
dahanMalay
bedrijfstak, tak, vakgebied, filiaal, branch, aftakkenDutch
gren, greinNorwegian
tsin bigaanNavajo, Navaho
ram, ramèlOccitan
gałąź, filia, dział, rozgałęzienie, oddział, rozgałęziać sięPolish
filial, galho, departamento, ramo, divisão, broto, repartição, separar, partir, brotar, dividirPortuguese
ram, romRomansh
ramură, branșă, creangă, ramificare, sucursală, filială, ram, sări, ramificaRomanian
филиал, веточка, ветка, приход, область, отделение, ответвление, отрасль, ветвьRussian
शाखाSanskrit
nai, naeSardinian
vejka, ogranak, grana, грана, вејкаSerbo-Croatian
vetvaSlovak
vejaSlovene
degëAlbanian
gren, filial, områdeSwedish
tanzuSwahili
கிளைTamil
శాఖ, కొమ్మTelugu
sangay, sangaTagalog
dal, şubeTurkish
вітка, філія, галузь, галузка, гілка, гілочкаUkrainian
boʻlimUzbek
nhánhVietnamese

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branch

(brănch)

a. A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb.

b. A lateral division or subdivision of certain other plant parts, such as a root or flower cluster.

2. Something that resembles a branch of a tree, as in form or function, as:

a. A secondary outgrowth or subdivision of a main axis, such as the tine of a deer’s antlers.

b. Anatomy An offshoot or a division of the main portion of a structure, especially that of a nerve, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel; a ramus.

3. A limited part of a larger or more complex unit or system, especially:

a. An area of specialized skill or knowledge, especially academic or vocational, that is related to but separate from other areas: the judicial branch of government; the branch of medicine called neurology.

b. A division of a business or other organization.

c. A division of a family, categorized by descent from a particular ancestor.

d. Linguistics A subdivision of a family of languages, such as the Germanic branch of Indo-European.

a. A tributary of a river.

b. Chiefly Southern US See creek. See Note at run.

c. A divergent section of a river, especially near the mouth.

5. Mathematics A part of a curve that is separated, as by discontinuities or extreme points.

6. Computers

a. A sequence of program instructions to which the normal sequence of instructions relinquishes control, depending on the value of certain variables.

b. The instructions executed as the result of such a passing of control.

7. Chemistry A bifurcation in a linear chain of atoms, especially in an organic molecule where isomeric hydrocarbon groups can vary in the location and number of these bifurcations of the carbon chain.

v. branched, branch·ing, branch·es

v.intr.

1. To put forth a branch or branches; spread by dividing.

2. To come forth as a branch or subdivision; develop or diverge from: an unpaved road that branches from the main road; a theory that branches from an older system of ideas.

3. Computers To relinquish control to another set of instructions or another routine as a result of the presence of a branch.

v.tr.

1. To separate (something) into branches.

2. To embroider (something) with a design of foliage or flowers.

Phrasal Verbs:

branch off

To diverge from a main body or path: a new faction that branched off from an established political party.

branch out

1. To develop branches or tributaries: a river that branches out into a delta.

2. To expand the scope of one’s interests or activities: a knitter who branched out into crocheting.

[Middle English, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, paw, perhaps from Gaulish *branka; perhaps akin to Lithuanian ranka and Russian *ruka, hand.]

branch′less adj.

branch′y adj.

Synonyms: branch, arm¹, fork, offshoot
These nouns denote something resembling or structurally similar to a limb of a tree: a branch of a railroad; an arm of the sea; the western fork of the river; an offshoot of a mountain range.

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branch

(brɑːntʃ)

1. (Botany) a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub

2. (Botany) a subdivision of the stem or root of any other plant

3. an offshoot or secondary part: a branch of a deer’s antlers.

a. a subdivision or subsidiary section of something larger or more complex: branches of learning; branch of the family.

b. (as modifier): a branch office.

5. (Physical Geography) US any small stream

6. (Mathematics) maths a section of a curve separated from the rest of the curve by discontinuities or special points

7. (Computer Science) computing Also called: jump a departure from the normal sequence of programmed instructions into a separate program area

8. (Nuclear Physics) an alternative route in an atomic or nuclear decay series

9. (Botany) (intr) (of a tree or other plant) to produce or possess branches

10. (Botany) (usually foll by: from) (of stems, roots, etc) to grow and diverge (from another part)

11. to divide or be divided into subsidiaries or offshoots

12. (often foll by: off) to diverge from the main way, road, topic, etc

[C13: from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca paw, foot]

ˈbranchless adj

ˈbranchˌlike adj

ˈbranchy adj

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branch

(bræntʃ, brɑntʃ)
n.

1. a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.

2. a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer’s antlers.

3. any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of medicine.

4. a local operating division of a business, library, etc.

5. a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor; a division of a family.

6. a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou.

8. a group of related languages constituting a subdivision of a language family: the Germanic branch of Indo-European.

9. a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion.

v.i.

10. to put forth branches; spread in branches.

11. to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The road branches off to the left.

12. to expand or extend, as business activities (usu. fol. by out).

v.t.

13. to divide into branches or sections.

[1250–1300; Middle English bra(u)nche < Anglo-French; Old French branche < Late Latin branca paw, of uncertain orig.]

branch′less, adj.

branch′like`, adj.

branch

1. A subdivision of any organization.
2. A geographically separate unit of an activity which performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale. Unlike an annex, a branch is not merely an overflow addition.
3. An arm or service of the Army.
4. The contingency options built into the basic plan. A branch is used for changing the mission, orientation, or direction of movement of a force to aid success of the operation based on anticipated events, opportunities, or disruptions caused by enemy actions and reactions. See also sequel.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

branch

Past participle: branched
Gerund: branching

Imperative
branch
branch

Present
I branch
you branch
he/she/it branches
we branch
you branch
they branch

Preterite
I branched
you branched
he/she/it branched
we branched
you branched
they branched

Present Continuous
I am branching
you are branching
he/she/it is branching
we are branching
you are branching
they are branching

Present Perfect
I have branched
you have branched
he/she/it has branched
we have branched
you have branched
they have branched

Past Continuous
I was branching
you were branching
he/she/it was branching
we were branching
you were branching
they were branching

Past Perfect
I had branched
you had branched
he/she/it had branched
we had branched
you had branched
they had branched

Future
I will branch
you will branch
he/she/it will branch
we will branch
you will branch
they will branch

Future Perfect
I will have branched
you will have branched
he/she/it will have branched
we will have branched
you will have branched
they will have branched

Future Continuous
I will be branching
you will be branching
he/she/it will be branching
we will be branching
you will be branching
they will be branching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been branching
you have been branching
he/she/it has been branching
we have been branching
you have been branching
they have been branching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been branching
you will have been branching
he/she/it will have been branching
we will have been branching
you will have been branching
they will have been branching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been branching
you had been branching
he/she/it had been branching
we had been branching
you had been branching
they had been branching

Conditional
I would branch
you would branch
he/she/it would branch
we would branch
you would branch
they would branch

Past Conditional
I would have branched
you would have branched
he/she/it would have branched
we would have branched
you would have branched
they would have branched

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Noun	1.	branch — 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» subdivision, arm local post office, post office — a local branch where postal services are available» division — an administrative unit in government or business executive branch, Executive Office of the President — the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws legislative branch — the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating judicial branch — the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
	2.	branch — a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant stalk, stem — a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ bark — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants deadwood — a branch or a part of a tree that is dead tree branch, limb — any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree branchlet, sprig, twig — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
	3.	branch — a part of a forked or branching shape; «he broke off one of the branches» ramification, leg subfigure — a figure that is a part of another figure forking, furcation — the place where something divides into branches bifurcation — a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) brachium — (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal fork — the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; «they took the south fork»; «he climbed into the crotch of a tree»
	4.	branch — a natural consequence of development offshoot, outgrowth, offset consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; «the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise»; «his decision had depressing consequences for business»; «he acted very wise after the event»
	5.	branch — a stream or river connected to a larger one billabong — a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high distributary — a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it confluent, tributary, affluent, feeder — a branch that flows into the main stream stream, watercourse — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	6.	branch — 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» arm, limb projection — any structure that branches out from a central support
Verb	1.	branch — grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; «these plants ramify early and get to be very large» ramify grow — become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; «The problem grew too large for me»; «Her business grew fast» furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate — divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; «The road forks»
	2.	branch — divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; «The road forks» furcate, ramify, fork, separate branch, ramify — grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; «these plants ramify early and get to be very large» arborise, arborize — branch out like trees; «nerve fibers arborize» twig — branch out in a twiglike manner; «The lightning bolt twigged in several directions» bifurcate — divide into two branches; «The road bifurcated» trifurcate — divide into three; «The road trifurcates at the bridge» diverge — move or draw apart; «The two paths diverge here» branch out, broaden, diversify — vary in order to spread risk or to expand; «The company diversified»

branch

branch off turn off, deviate, change direction, leave the road, take a side road, take another road, quit the road, depart from the road She branched off down the earth track.

branch out expand, diversify I continued studying moths, and branched out to other insects.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

branch

noun

1. Something resembling or structurally analogous to a tree branch:

2. An area of academic study that is part of a larger body of learning:

3. A local unit of a business or an auxiliary controlled by such a business:

4. A component of government that performs a given function:

5. A part of a family, tribe, or other group, or of such a group’s language, that is believed to stem from a common ancestor:

6. Chiefly Regional. A small stream:

verb

To separate into branches or branchlike parts.Also used with out:

Translations

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filialforgrene siggrenafdelingdreje af

oksaalahaarahaaraantuahaarautua

granagrane

ágfiókszaküzletág

grein; deild; útibúgreinast, skiptasttrjágrein

枝

가지

atšakafilialasišsišakotišaka

atzarotiesatzarsfiliālenozarojumssazaroties

ramramură

rozvetvovať sa

vejapodružnicaposlovalnicarazcepiti se

filial

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cành câynhánh

branch

[brɑːntʃ]

A. N

1. [of tree] → rama f (fig) [of science] → rama f; [of government, police] → sección f; [of industry] → ramo m

2. (Comm) [of company, bank] → sucursal f

3. (in road, railway, pipe) → ramal m

4. [of river] → brazo m (US) [of stream] → arroyo m

5. [of family] → rama f

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

branch

(Bot) → Zweig m; (growing straight from trunk) → Ast m

(of river, pipe, duct) → Arm m; (of road) → Abzweigung f; (of family, race, language) → Zweig m; (of railway) → Abzweig m; (of antler) → Sprosse f, → Ende nt

(in river, road, railway, pipe, duct) → Gabelung f

(= field: of subject etc) → Zweig m

vi (= divide, river, road etc) → sich gabeln; (in more than two) → sich verzweigen

branch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

branch

[brɑːntʃ]

branch out vi + adv to branch out into (business) → estendere la propria attività nel ramo di; (person) → mettersi nel ramo di
he’s branched out on his own → si è messo in proprio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

branch

(braːntʃ) noun

1. an arm-like part of a tree. He cut some branches off the oak tree.

2. an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc). There isn’t a branch of that store in this town; (also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.

verb

(usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches. The road to the coast branches off here.

branch

→ فَرْع větev filial Zweig κλαδί rama oksa branche grane ramo 枝 가지 tak gren gałąź galho ветвь filial สาขา dal cành cây 分枝

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

branch

n. rama, bifurcación; sección, dependencia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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noun

a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.

a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer’s antlers.

any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning.

a local operating division of a business, library, or the like.

a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor, as distinguished from some other line or lines from the same stock; a division of a family.

a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou.

Linguistics. (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subfamily and of a higher order than a subbranch or a group, as the Germanic branch of Indo-European.Compare group (def. 4a).

Computers. a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion.

Nautical. a warrant or license permitting a pilot to navigate in certain waters.

verb (used without object)

to put forth branches; spread in branches.

to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The main road branches off to the left.

to expand or extend, as business activities: The bank has plans to branch throughout the state.

verb (used with object)

to divide into branches or sections.

to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics.

Verb Phrases

branch out, to expand or extend, as business activities, pursuits, interests, etc.: The business is branching out into computers.

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Origin of branch

1250–1300; Middle English bra(u)nche<Anglo-French; Old French branche<Late Latin branca paw, of uncertain origin

synonym study for branch

1. Branch, bough, limb refer to divisions of a tree. Branch is general, meaning either a large or a small division. Bough refers only to the larger branches: a bough loaded with apples. A limb is a large primary division of a tree trunk or of a bough: to climb out on a limb.

OTHER WORDS FROM branch

branchless, adjectivebranchlike, adjectivein·ter·branch, adjectivemul·ti·branched, adjective

outbranch, verb (used with object)un·branched, adjectiveun·branch·ing, adjectiveun·der·branch, nounwell-branched, adjective

Words nearby branch

Bramley, Brampton, Bramwell, bran, Branagh, branch, branch cut, branched chain, branches of government, branchi-, branchia

Other definitions for branch (2 of 2)

a combining form for forming nouns and adjectives that denote gill formations or animals having gill formations.

Origin of -branch

<French -branche, New Latin -branchia, from Latin branchiae “gills” (see branchia)

WORDS THAT USE -BRANCH

What does -branch mean?

The combining form –branch is used like a suffix denoting “gills” or “having gills.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in zoology.

The form –branch comes from Latin branchiae, meaning “gills.” Yes—gills. Discover why at our entry for branchia. Despite the similarity in spelling, –branch is not related to the noun branch, which derives from Late Latin branca, “footprint” or “paw.”

What are variants of –branch?

While –branch doesn’t have any variants, it is related to the combining form branchio–, as in branchiostegous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article for branchio-.

Examples of -branch

A scientific term that features the form –branch is opisthobranch, “any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia,” such as sea slugs.

The form opistho– means “back,” “behind,” or “rear,” from Greek ópisthen. The –branch part of the word means “gills.” Opisthobranch literally translates to “gills behind.” The name refers to the fact that the gills of these organisms are located behind the heart.

What are some words that use the equivalent of the combining form –branch in Latin?

elasmobranch
lamellibranch
nudibranch

What are some other forms that –branch may be commonly confused with?

-blast
-blastic

Not every word that ends with the exact letters –branch, such as anabranch or disbranch. Learn why disbranch means “to break a branch from a tree” at our entry for the word.

Break it down!

The combining form lamelli– represents lamella, a thin plate, scale, or membrane. With this in mind, what does lamellibranch literally mean?

MORE ABOUT BRANCH

What is a basic definition of branch?

A branch is a protruding part of a tree, something that juts out from a main part, or a division of a group or organization. The word branch has many other senses as a noun and a verb.

For most trees, underground roots connect to the thick trunk that extends toward the sky. Jutting out of the trunk are branches, smaller limbs of the tree. Main branches, also called boughs, have smaller extensions with leaves on them. These are also called branches, but more often called twigs.

Used in a sentence: I watched my cat climb the branches of the oak tree.

Branch also refers to similar offshoots from objects that aren’t trees.

Used in a sentence: The rope got tangled in the branches of the buck’s antlers.

In a more figurative sense, branch is used to mean a division of a main group or organization.

Real-life examples: The Army, Navy, and Air Force are three major branches of the United States military. Botany, zoology, and microbiology are three major branches of biology.
Used in a sentence: We learned in history class that the government is divided into three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.

Where does branch come from?

The first records of branch come from around 1250. It ultimately comes from the Late Latin branca, meaning “paw” or “foot.”

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How is branch used in real life?

Branch is a common word that most often means a tree limb or something that splits off from a main part.

I just saw four nuns breaking down a giant, fallen branch with a hacksaw, and it made my day.

— Har Mar Superstar (@HarMarSuperstar) January 13, 2021

If you don’t need to leave your house today, don’t. Play with your dog inside, PLEASE don’t take them on a walk. It’s not worth getting hit by falling branches.

— Erin Robinson (@ImErinRobinson) January 13, 2021

The Toronto branch of the public library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will be closed today, tomorrow and Wednesday due to a staff member testing positive for Covid-19. The library will be cleaned and sanitized and is expected to reopen Thursday.

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A branch is the main part of something that other divisions will split off from.

Words related to branch

arm, bureau, chapter, division, member, office, section, subsidiary, wing, annex, category, classification, connection, dependency, derivative, extension, local, outpost, part, portion

How to use branch in a sentence

The new safety branch of California’s Public Advocate Office has lodged some of its first complaints against SDG&E’s wildfire mitigation plans, arguing that it lacks credible science and could actually make wildfires worse.
In heavily forested Northern California, where trees tower over power lines in some cases, branches can fall on a line and cause a spark.
That’s because the independent agency of the executive branch is a service that touches every person in the country, every residence, and every business.
With bank branches closed, it has been harder to make large cash deposits.

Its branches have donated to Republican politicians and it controversially purchased the Silent Sam Confederate statue that was torn down at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
And that solution came from a homemade brew Branch and her sister created together.
Through her haircare line, named for her grandmother, Jessie Branch, Titi Branch was revolutionary.
Branch helped women feel beautiful by encouraging them to embrace their natural selves as she had.
Branch grew up in Queens, NY, the daughter of an African American man and a Japanese woman.
But at 45, Branch died of a reported suicide, leaving behind family, friends and a legacy that goes beyond the beauty industry.
I had those words in my thoughts four years ago, when I cut him down from the branch of the Patriarch.
Each seems satisfied with the way his own branch is getting on: Winter is the quicker worker.
A girl was moved to pity by a picture of a lamb caught in a thicket, and tried to lift the branch that lay across the animal.
The senior branch of the family being thus extinct the whole of the entailed estate had devolved on me.
It is wonderful how long a withered leaf will sometimes cling to its branch.

British Dictionary definitions for branch (1 of 2)

noun

a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub

a subdivision of the stem or root of any other plant

an offshoot or secondary parta branch of a deer’s antlers

a subdivision or subsidiary section of something larger or more complexbranches of learning; branch of the family
(as modifier)a branch office

US any small stream

maths a section of a curve separated from the rest of the curve by discontinuities or special points

Also called: jump computing a departure from the normal sequence of programmed instructions into a separate program area

an alternative route in an atomic or nuclear decay series

verb

(intr) (of a tree or other plant) to produce or possess branches

(intr usually foll by from) (of stems, roots, etc) to grow and diverge (from another part)

to divide or be divided into subsidiaries or offshoots

(intr often foll by off) to diverge from the main way, road, topic, etc

Derived forms of branch

branchless, adjectivebranchlike, adjectivebranchy, adjective

Word Origin for branch

C13: from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca paw, foot

British Dictionary definitions for branch (2 of 2)

adj combining form, n combining form

(in zoology) indicating gillslamellibranch

Word Origin for branch-

from Latin: branchia

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Other Idioms and Phrases with branch

In addition to the idioms beginning with branch

branch off
branch out

also see:

olive branch
root and branch

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отделение, филиал, ветвь, боковой, вспомогательный, разветвляться

существительное ↓

- ветка (дерева)
- шутл. ребёнок, отпрыск
- отрасль (промышленности, науки и т. п.)

branch of learning — отрасль знания
pathology is a branch of medicine — патология — один из разделов медицины

- филиал, отделение

branch establishment — филиал, отделение
branch post-office — (местное) почтовое отделение
branch bank — отделение банка
a neighbourhood branch of the city library — соседнее /ближайшее/ отделение городской библиотеки

- линия, ветвь (родства)

English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages — английский язык

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глагол ↓

- раскидывать ветви (тж. branch forth, branch out)
- разветвляться, расходиться (тж. branch off, branch away, branch out)

the road branches here — здесь дорога разветвляется

- сделать ответвление (коммуникации и т. п.; тж. branch off)
- быть порождением; возникать из чего-л.

poetry that branched from Baudelaire — направление в поэзии, вызванное к жизни Бодлером

- вышивать узор из цветов, веток, листьев

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Словосочетания

birds singing from the branches of a tree — птицы, которые поют на ветвях дерева
a new branch of science — новая отрасль науки
the legislative branch of the government — законодательная ветвь власти
to branch out — разветвляться
branch of decay — ветвь ядерного распада
branch manager — заведующий отделением, заведующий филиалом
olive branch — предложение о примирении
branch switch — групповой выключатель
request for a branch — запрос на ветвление
branch business — отделение фирмы/предприятия
branch of knowledge — отрасль знаний
local branch — местное отделение

Примеры с переводом

The branch crashed down on my car

Эта ветка свалилась на мою машину.

Ethics is a branch of philosophy.

Этика — это раздел философии.

She grabbed at the branch.

Она ухватилась за эту ветку.

Break a branch from a tree.

Отломите с какого-нибудь дерева ветку.

There’s a branch above you — can you reach it?

Над тобой ветка, достанешь до нее?

The young tree is beginning to branch out.

Крона молодого дерева разрастается.

The rail company may have to close the branch line to Uckfield.

Железнодорожной компании, возможно, придется закрыть ветку до Укфилда.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The branch speared up into the air

The branch snapped cleanly in two.

Statistics is a branch of mathematics.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

Фразовые глаголы

branch off — отклоняться, отделяться, отходить от главного направления
branch out — отходить, ответвляться

Возможные однокоренные слова

branchless — без ответвлений, без сучьев
branchy — ветвистый, разветвленный
disbranch — подстригать, обрезать ветви
branching — разветвление, развесистый
branched — ветвистый, с ветвями, разветвленный, ветвиться
brancher — молодой сокол или другая молодая хищная птица, молодой сокол, обрубщик сучьев

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: branch
he/she/it: branches
ing ф. (present participle): branching
2-я ф. (past tense): branched
3-я ф. (past participle): branched

noun
ед. ч.(singular): branch
мн. ч.(plural): branches

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Other forms: branches; branched; branching

A branch can mean the «arm» of a tree, or any other kind of arm––a branch of a bank is a division of the bank.

Branch also works as a verb. If you play soccer every day after school and you want to «branch out» athletically, you might consider playing tennis. You might turn onto a little road that branches off a main one. A branch of a river is called a tributary.

Definitions of branch

noun

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

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deadwood

a branch or a part of a tree that is dead

limb, tree branch

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

branchlet, sprig, twig

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

brier

a thorny stem or twig

wand

a thin supple twig or rod

withe, withy

strong flexible twig

stick

a small thin branch of a tree

bough

any of the larger branches of a tree

type of:

stalk, stem

a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
noun

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

“a
branch of the sewer”

synonyms:

arm, limb
noun

a part of a forked or branching shape

“he broke off one of the
branches”

synonyms:

leg, ramification

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types:

bifurcation

a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

brachium

(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal

crotch, fork

the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

type of:

subfigure

a figure that is a part of another figure
noun

a stream or river connected to a larger one
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
verb

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

synonyms:

ramify

fork, furcate, ramify, separate

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
verb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

synonyms:

fork, furcate, ramify, separate

ramify

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
noun

a natural consequence of development

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Afrikaans: tak (af)
Aklanon: sanga
Albanian: degë (sq) f
Amharic: ቀንበጥ (ḳänbäṭ)
Arabic: فَرْع‎ m (farʕ), غُصْن‎ m (ḡuṣn), شُعْبَة‎ f (šuʕba)

Egyptian Arabic: فرع‎ m (farʿ), غصن‎ m (ḡuṣn)
Armenian: ճյուղ (hy) (čyuł), ոստ (hy) (ost)

Old Armenian: ճիւղ (čiwł), ոստ (ost), կողր (kołr)
Assamese: ঠাল (thal), ডাল (dal)
Asturian: rama (ast) f
Azerbaijani: budaq (az)
Bashkir: ботаҡ (botaq)
Basque: adar
Belarusian: галіна́ (be) f (haliná), галі́нка f (halínka)
Bengali: শাখা (śakha), ডাল (bn) (ḍal)
Bulgarian: клон (bg) m (klon), ве́йка (bg) f (véjka), кло́нче (bg) n (klónče)
Burmese: အကိုင်း (my) (a.kuing:), အလက် (my) (a.lak)
Catalan: branca (ca) f
Cebuano: sanga
Chinese:

Dungan: җызы (žɨzɨ), җыр (žɨr), фуҗызы (fužɨzɨ), фуҗыҗызы (fužɨžɨzɨ), фуҗыҗыр (fužɨžɨr)

Mandarin: 支 (zh) (zhī), 樹枝／树枝 (zh) (shùzhī)
Classical Nahuatl: cuammāitl
Czech: větev (cs) f
Dalmatian: ruoma f
Danish: gren (da) c
Dutch: tak (nl) m
Esperanto: branĉo (eo)
Estonian: oks (et)
Even: гар (gar)
Evenki: гара (gara)
Finnish: oksa (fi), varpu (fi) (thin branch), vitsa (fi) (thin branch)
French: branche (fr) f, rameau (fr) m
Friulian: ram m
Galician: póla (gl) f, galla f, rama f
Georgian: შტო (šṭo)
German: Ast (de) m, Zweig (de) m
Gothic: 𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 m (asts)
Greek: κλαδί (el) n (kladí), κλαρί (el) n (klarí)

Ancient: κλάδος m (kládos), ὄζος m (ózos), ἀκρεμών m (akremṓn)
Haitian Creole: branch
Hebrew: עָנָף‎ (he) m (anaf)
Hiligaynon: sanga
Hindi: डाल (hi) f (ḍāl), शाख़ (śāx), शाखा (hi) (śākhā)
Hungarian: ág (hu)
Icelandic: grein (is) f
Ido: brancho (io), ramo (io)
Indonesian: dahan (id), batang (id)
Iranun: sapak
Irish: craobh f, géag f
Italian: ramo (it)
Japanese: 枝 (ja) (えだ, eda)
Javanese: pang (jv)
Jurchen: ha.r.ha
Kazakh: бұтақ (kk) (būtaq)
Khmer: មែក (km) (mɛɛk), សាខា (km) (saakhaa)
Kiput: din
Korean: 나뭇가지 (ko) (namutgaji), 가지 (ko) (gaji), 줄기 (ko) (julgi)
Kunigami: 枝 (ゆだー, yudā)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: چرۆ‎ (ckb) (çro), لق‎ (ckb) (liq)

Northern Kurdish: liq (ku)
Kyrgyz: бутак (ky) (butak), шак (ky) (şak), тармак (ky) (tarmak)
Lao: ກິ່ງ (lo) (king), ງ່າ (ngā)
Latgalian: zors m
Latin: rāmus m, sūrus m, termes m
Latvian: zars m
Lezgi: хел (χel)
Lithuanian: šaka (lt) f
Low German: Telg m
Luxembourgish: Aascht (lb)
Macedonian: гранка n (granka)
Malay: dahan (ms)
Malayalam: ശാഖ (ml) (śākha)
Maltese: fergħa f
Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (gargan)
Mansaka: sanga
Maranao: sanga
Middle English: braunche
Mingrelian: ჸა (ʾa)
Miyako: 枝 (ゆだ, yuda)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: мөчир (mn) (möčir), салаа (mn) (salaa), гишүү (mn) (gišüü)

Mongolian: ᠮᠥᠴᠢᠷ (möčir), ᠰᠠᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (salaɣ’a), ᠭᠡᠰᠢᠭᠦᠦ (gesigüü)
Nahuatl: cuauhmaitl
Nanai: гара, сукту
Navajo: tsin bigaan, atsʼáozʼaʼ
Negidal: gaja
Nepali: हाँगा (hā̃gā)
Ngazidja Comorian: ndravu class 9/10
Nivkh: тес (tes)
Norman: branque f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: gren (no) m, grein (no) m

Nynorsk: grein f
Occitan: ram (oc) m, ramèl m, branca (oc) f
Ojibwe: wadikwan
Okinawan: 枝 (いぃだ, yida, ゆだ, yuda)
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: вѣтвь f (větvĭ)
Old East Slavic: вѣтвь f (větvĭ)
Old English: bōg m
Old Javanese: paṅ
Old Tupi: akã
Oriya: ଡାଳ (or) (ḍaḷô), ଶାଖା (or) (śakha)
Oroch: га̄
Orok: гара
Ossetian: къалиу (k’aliw)
Ottoman Turkish: دال‎ (dal), بوداق‎ (budak)
Pashto: خراتګه‎ f (xarãtga), شاخ‎ m (šāx)
Pennsylvania German: Nascht m
Persian: شاخه‎ (fa) (šâxe), شاخ‎ (fa) (šâx)
Plautdietsch: Aust m
Polish: gałąź (pl) f
Portuguese: galho (pt) m, ramo (pt) m
Quechua: capra, zapra
Romanian: ram (ro) n, ramură (ro) f, creangă (ro) f
Romansch: rom m, ram m
Russian: ветвь (ru) f (vetvʹ), ве́тка (ru) f (vétka), ве́точка (ru) f (vétočka) (small twig)
Sanskrit: शाखा (sa) f (śā́khā)
Sardinian: nae, nai
Scots: beuch
Scottish Gaelic: meur f, geug (gd) f
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: гра́на f, вејка f (leafless branch)

Roman: grána (sh) f, vejka (sh) f (leafless branch)
Sicilian: ramu (scn) m
Sidamo: sina
Slovak: vetva f, konár (sk) m
Slovene: veja (sl) f
Spanish: rama (es) f
Svan: აშხალ (ašxal)
Swahili: tanzu (sw)
Swedish: gren (sv) c
Tagalog: sanga
Tajik: шоха (tg) (šoxa), шох (tg) (šox)
Tamil: கிளை (ta) (kiḷai)
Tatar: ботак (tt) (botaq)
Tausug: sanga
Telugu: కొమ్మ (te) (komma), శాఖ (te) (śākha)
Tetum: sanak
Thai: กิ่ง (th) (gìng)
Tibetan: ཡལ་ག (yal ga)
Tocharian B: karāk
Tok Pisin: han (tpi)
Turkish: dal (tr), budak (tr)
Turkmen: pudak
Udi: чӏугъ (č̣uɣ)
Udihe: га̄
Ukrainian: ві́тка f (vítka), галу́зь (uk) f (halúzʹ), галу́зка f (halúzka), гі́лка f (hílka), гі́лочка f (híločka)
Ulch: гара
Urdu: شاخ‎ (śāx), ڈال‎ f (ḍāl)
Uyghur: پۇتاق‎ (putaq), شاخ‎ (shax)
Uzbek: boʻlim (uz), butoq (uz), shox (uz)
Venetian: ràma
Vietnamese: cành (vi), nhánh (vi)
Walloon: coxhe (wa) f
Welsh: cangen (cy) f
White Hmong: please add this translation if you can
Yaeyama: 枝 (ゆだ, yuda)
Yagnobi: шох (šox)
Yiddish: צווײַג‎ m (tsvayg)
Yonaguni: 枝 (どぅだ, duda)
Zhuang: nga
ǃXóõ: (small one) gǀkxʻāa-kú

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