Definition of branch

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Branch (a.) Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store..

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Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Elasmobranchii :: Elasmobranchii (n. pl.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chimaera. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous..
Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i
Hydrophytology :: Hydrophytology (n.) The branch of botany which treats of water plants.
Sertularian :: Sertularian (n.) Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively..
Bez-antler :: Bez-antler (n.) The second branch of a stag's horn.
Elasmobranch :: Elasmobranch (n.) One of the Elasmobranchii.
Coralline :: Coralline (n.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches..
Logistics :: Logistics (n.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.
Dysteleology :: Dysteleology (n.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism..
Stratocracy :: Stratigraphy (n.) That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata.
Pyrology :: Pyrology (n.) That branch of physical science which treats of the properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise on heat..
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay..
Neurology :: Neurology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
Assemblyman :: Assemblyman (n.) A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature..
Spray :: Srawls (n. pl.) Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.
Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A large candlestick, having several branches..
Laboratory :: Laboratory (n.) The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile..
Ovology :: Ovology (n.) That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
Browse :: Browse (n.) The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food..
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