branch
Noun
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A division of some larger or more complex organization (synset 108418205)
"a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"is a type of: division - an administrative unit in government or businesssubtypes:
- local post office, post office - a local branch where postal services are available
- executive branch, executive office of the president - the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
- legislative branch - the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
- judicial branch - the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
same as: arm, subdivision -
A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant (synset 113184148)
is a type of: stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organsubtypes:has: bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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A part of a forked or branching shape (synset 113936864)
"he broke off one of the branches"is a type of: subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figuresubtypes:
- bifurcation - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
- brachium - (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- crotch, fork - the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
same as: leg, ramification - A natural consequence of development (synset 111435835)
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A stream or river connected to a larger one (synset 109251231)
is a type of: stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm (synset 102740838)
"the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"is a type of: projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
Verb
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Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (synset 200330054)
"these plants ramify early and get to be very large"is a type of: grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gainsame as: ramify
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Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (synset 200329612)
"The road forks"is a type of: diverge - move or draw apartsubtypes:
- arborise, arborize - branch out like trees
- twig - branch out in a twiglike manner
- bifurcate - divide into two branches
- trifurcate - divide into three
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