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[ branch-lit, brahnch- ] / ˈbræntʃ lɪt, ˈbrɑntʃ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR branchlet ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small branch or a subdivision of a branch. Origin of branchletFirst recorded in 1725–35; branch + -let Words nearby branchletbranchiomotor nuclei, branchiopneustic, branchiopod, branchiostegal, branchiostegous, branchlet, branch line, branch off, branch officer, branch out, branch plant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for branchletThe leaves are little evergreen scales, which overlap, and being closely pressed to the branchlet, completely clothe and hide it. Wayside and Woodland Trees|Edward Step The angle at which the bud stands out from the branchlet is of some taxonomic value. The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick It is a foot long, smooth and glossy, terminating at the base (o) in a "ring" and at a short stub or branchlet. The Apple-Tree|L. H. Bailey The fungus of the Poppy is very much more branched than that of the Potato, and every minute branchlet carries a spore. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
Words related to branchletwing, fork, shoot, scion, extension, bough, divergence, detour, bug, spray, growth, sprig, offshoot, prong |