Branch

noun

brænʧ

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”
Similar:ArmSubdivision
Type of:Division
a part of a forked or branching shape
“he broke off one of the branches”
Similar:Leg Ramification
Type of:Subfigure
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
“a branch of the sewer”
Similar:Arm Limb
Type of:Projection
a natural consequence of development
Similar:OffsetOffshootOutgrowth
Type of:EffectResultUpshot
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
Type of:StalkStem
a stream or river connected to a larger one
Type of:WatercourseStream

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Similar:ForkFurcateRamifySeparate
Type of:Diverge
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
Similar:Ramify
Type of:Grow