Definition of Branchlet

1. Noun. A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year.

Exact synonyms: Sprig, Twig
Specialized synonyms: Brier, Wand, Withe, Withy
Generic synonyms: Branch
Derivative terms: Twig, Twiggy

Definition of Branchlet

1. n. A little branch; a twig.

Definition of Branchlet

1. Noun. A small branch; a twig or sprig ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Branchlet

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Branchlet

1. A small, usually terminal branch. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Branchlet

branchiomotor nuclei
branchiopod
branchiopod crustacean
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiostegal
branchiostegals
branchiostege
branchiosteges
branchiostegous
branchiostoma
branchiura
branchless
branchlet (current term)
branchlets
branchlike
branchline
branchlines
brancht
branchwork
branchy
brand
brand-name
brand-name drug
brand-names
brand-new
brand-newness
brand avatar

Literary usage of Branchlet

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

1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1874)
"If we bear the object of church decorations in mind, and endeavour to or branch, so that by tying in this way every branchlet is looped round twice, ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"This is soon abandoned in specialization and the branchlet approaches the radius, while the cross- vein, in the widening space between Mz and M$, ..."

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