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branch

/bɹæntʃ/
noun

  1. The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

  2. Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

    "the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway"

  3. A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)

Synonymsbough, tillow, twig
verb

  1. To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

  2. To produce branches.

  3. To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

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