Definition of branch

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Branch (n.) A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family..

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Phlebology :: Phlebology (n.) A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins.
Decussated :: Decussated (a.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches..
Frog :: Frog (n.) A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it..
Siphonobranchiata :: Siphonobranchiata (n. pl.) A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always siphonostomatous in this group..
Zamang :: Zamang (n.) An immense leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called rain tree..
Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..
Lamellibranch :: Lamellibranch (n.) One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
Notobranchiata :: Notobranchiata (n. pl.) The Dorsibranchiata.
Plash :: Plash (v. t.) To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of; as, to plash a hedge..
Dibranchiata :: Dibranchiata (n. pl.) An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda..
Nucleobranchiata :: Nucleobranchiata (n. pl.) See Heteropoda.
Advancer :: Advancer (n.) A second branch of a buck's antler.
Branchiomerism :: Branchiomerism (n.) The state of being made up of branchiate segments.
Monocephalous :: Monocephalous (a.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.
Studied :: Studied (a.) Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well studied in geometry..
Carolitic :: Carolitic (a.) Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.
Splenotomy :: Splenology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the spleen.
Casuarina :: Casuarina (n.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color..
Crotch :: Crotch (n.) The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree..
Hyperoartia :: Hyperoartia (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey..
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