definition of
[branch]

[1] #1 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] #2 branch n. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. wn

[3] #3 branch n. [leg, ramification] a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches". wn

[4] #4 branch v. [ramify] grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large". wn

[5] #5 branch v. [ramify, fork, furcate, separate] divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks". wn