branch
     n 1: an administrative division of some larger or more complex
          organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {subdivision},
           {arm}]
     2: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the
        main stem of a plant
     3: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of
        the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {fork}, {leg},
         {ramification}]
     4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {offshoot},
         {offset}]
     5: a stream or river connected to a larger one
     6: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm
        of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of
        the sewer" [syn: {arm}, {limb}]
     v 1: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these
          plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: {ramify}]
     2: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The
        road forks" [syn: {ramify}, {fork}, {furcate}, {separate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0