1. 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 
2. A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant 
3. A part of a forked or branching shape
   "he broke off one of the branches"
   - leg, ramification 
4. A natural consequence of development
   - outgrowth, offshoot, offset 
5. A stream or river connected to a larger one 
6. Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   "a branch of the sewer"
   - arm, limb

1. Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   - ramify 
2. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   - ramify, fork, furcate, separate

Derived forms: branching, branches, branched

See also: branch out, branchy

Type of: consequence, diverge, division, effect, event, grow, issue, outcome, projection, result, stalk, stem, stream, subfigure, upshot, watercourse

Part of: forking, furcation

Encyclopedia: Branch, LA Branch, Louisiana Branch, Arkansas Branch Branch, AR Branch, Missouri Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, Michigan Branch, MI Branch, MO

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