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branch n. [
subdivision, arm] 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"
. wn #2
branch n. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
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branch n. [
leg, ramification] a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
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branch v. [
ramify] grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
. wn #5
branch v. [
ramify, fork, furcate, separate] divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
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