Definition of branch

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Branch (n.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant..

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Calmucks :: Calmucks (n. pl.) A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of the Calmucks..
Lophobranch :: Lophobranch (a.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
Theogony :: Theogony (n.) The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod..
Symbolism :: Symbolics (n.) that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith; symbolism; -- called also symbolic.
Hyperotreta :: Hyperotreta (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish..
Multiramose :: Multiramose (a.) Having many branches.
Ology :: Ology (n.) A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
Irenics :: Irenics (n.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also Irenical theology.
Bachelor :: Bachelor (n.) A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts..
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae..
Ramuscule :: Ramuscule (n.) A small ramus, or branch..
Helminthes :: Helminthes (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha..
Bicameral :: Bicameral (a.) Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches..
Diacoustics :: Diacoustics (n.) That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics.
Inferobranchiate :: Inferobranchiate (a.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata..
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence..
Mechanics :: Mechanics (n.) That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies..
Sawfish :: Sawfish (n.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey..
Orography :: Orography (n.) That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe..
Sociology :: Sociology (n.) That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science..
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