释义 |
Noun: branch brãnch- 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 - A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- A part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches" - leg, ramification - A natural consequence of development
- outgrowth, offshoot, offset - A stream or river connected to a larger one
- Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
"a branch of the sewer" - arm, limb Verb: branch brãnch- Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
- ramify - 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 |