Definition of branch

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Branch (n.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola..

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Branchiostegal :: Branchiostegal (n.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix.
Branchiostege :: Branchiostege () The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.
Innervate :: Innervate (v. t.) To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches..
Pollard :: Pollard (n.) A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches..
Finns :: Finns (n. pl.) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders..
Stem :: Stem (n.) A branch of a family.
Browse :: Browse (n.) To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals..
Ovology :: Ovology (n.) That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
Amputate :: Amputate (v. t.) To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils..
Hobblebush :: Hobblebush (n.) A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple..
Usnea :: Usnea (n.) A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests..
Branchiostegous :: Branchiostegous (a.) Branchiostegal.
Arm :: Arm (n.) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient..
Assemblyman :: Assemblyman (n.) A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature..
Hippocampus :: Hippocampus (n.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; -- called also sea horse.
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement..
Fourche :: Fourche (a.) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross..
Carpology :: Carpology (n.) That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit.
Myxine :: Myxine (n.) A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See Hag, 4..
Collateral :: Collateral (a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal..
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