a division of some larger or more complex organization; a branch of Congress; botany is a branch of biology; the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
[ Syn: subdivision , arm ]
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
a part of a forked or branching shape; he broke off one of the branches
[ Syn: leg , ramification ]
a natural consequence of development
a stream or river connected to a larger one
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; the arm of the record player; an arm of the sea; a branch of the sewer