branch

A part of a forked or branching shape.

“he broke off one of the branches”

Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm.

“a branch of the sewer”

A natural consequence of development.

A division of some larger or more complex organization.

“a branch of Congress”

“botany is a branch of biology”

A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant.

A stream or river connected to a larger one.

Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.

Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.