branch
noun
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
branchless
-
a word derived from
branch.
Example Sentences
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Seabirds probably avoid nesting in coconut palms, Young says, because of their branchless trunks, relatively small canopies, and swaying fronds.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 27, 2020
The new banks’ branchless, digital proposition means they benefit from far lower costs.
From Reuters ● Dec. 21, 2017
Leafless, branchless, barkless, they are reduced to their trunks and worn to a smooth silver-gray, as if they had always carried their own tombstones inside them.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
In the second scene, in a park outside the prison at Fotheringhay Castle, where Elizabeth has had Mary confined, the trees are like branchless sticks against grim, gray skies.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2013
It was straight and branchless, and when the old woman got nearer, she realized it was made of metal.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
