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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Girandole :: Girandole (n.) A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form..
Phyllobranchia :: Phyllobranchia (n.) A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.
Branchy :: Branchy (a.) Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.
Ophthalmic :: Ophthalmic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead..
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots..
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical..
Banyan :: Banyan (n.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men..
Learning :: Learning (n.) The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning..
Bounty :: Bounty (n.) A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures..
Interlucate :: Interlucate (v. t.) To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches..
Dermopterygii :: Dermopterygii (n. pl.) A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and Leptocardia.
Uniramous :: Uniramous (a.) Having but one branch.
Basidium :: Basidium (n.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell..
Judiciary :: "Judiciary (n.) That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate committee on the judiciary..
Peribranchial :: Peribranchial (a.) Surrounding the branchiae; as, a peribranchial cavity..
Water Dog :: Water dog () The menobranchus.
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..
Hydraulics :: Hydraulics (n.) That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like..
Statuary :: Statuary (n.) The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
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