Definition of Branches

1. Noun. (plural of branch) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of branch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Branches

1. branch [v] - See also: branch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Branches

branched
branched-chain
branched-chain fatty-acid-kinase
branched-chain fatty acid synthetase
branched calculus
branched chain
branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase
branched chain ketoaciduria
branched chain ketonuria
brancher
brancher deficiency glycogenosis
brancher glycogen storage disease
brancheries
branchers
branchery
branches (current term)
branches of government
branches of segmental bronchi
branchia
branchiae
branchial
branchial apparatus
branchial arch
branchial arches
branchial cartilages
branchial cleft
branchial cleft cyst
branchial clefts
branchial cyst
branchial efferent column

Literary usage of Branches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"It supplies muscular branches to the Iliacus, Pectineus, and all the muscles on the front of the thigh, excepting the Tensor vaginae femoris ; cutaneous ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"I have found bound volumes of magazines in great demand at the branches ; and as ... The average price per volume paid for books for the branches in the ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The dying оЯ of older branches and the vigorous growth of shoots nearer the apex of the stem produce a form of tree illustrated by the stone pine of the ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"Prom each node of these branches secondary fruiting ones grow in a similar manner as do the primary fruiting branches from the main stalk, although the ..."

5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"It there branches freely, assuming the form of a large complex blanched rootstock, and becomes wholly parasitic. It passes its whole mature life under ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"Thus the uppermost branches of the tree, whilst farthest from the root, ... Many branches in the interior of tree tops are undoubtedly parasites upon the ..."

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