branches

Noun

• a division of some larger or more complex organization
• 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"
• a natural consequence of development
• a stream or river connected to a larger one
• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
• plural of branch

Verb

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
• third-person singular simple present indicative of branch

Synonyms

arm, branch, fork, furcate, leg, limb, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, ramification, ramify, separate, subdivision