Definition of branches

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Branches (pl. ) of Branc.

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Plica :: Plica (v.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches..
Ramiparous :: Ramiparous (a.) Producing branches; ramigerous.
Bay :: Bay (n.) The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel..
Branch :: Branch (n.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola..
Ring :: Ring (v. t.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots..
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement..
Olive :: Olive (n.) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated..
Browse :: Browse (n.) The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food..
Truncheon :: Truncheon (n.) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth..
Subhornblendic :: Subhepatic (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the liver; -- applied to the interlobular branches of the portal vein..
Rancho :: Rancho (n.) A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night..
Sympathetical :: Sympathetic (a.) Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber..
Chandelier :: Chandelier (n.) A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling..
Monkey''s Puzzle :: Monkey's puzzle () A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted as to puzzle a monkey to climb. The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi–on by the Chilians..
Sciatica :: Sciatica (n.) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic..
Jesse :: "Jesse (n.) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of Jesse..
Ramify :: Ramify (v. i.) To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant..
Sea Fern :: Sea fern () Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.
Innervate :: Innervate (v. t.) To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches..
Stool :: Stool (n.) A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.
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