branch
noun
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
branchlike
-
a word derived from
branch.
Example Sentences
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Their branchlike limbs dangle over its edges, anchoring them to the earth.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Chinese media dubbed the branchlike patterns carved by trickling waters “Earth tree,” calling the lake’s condition a warning about a dangerous future of intensifying extreme weather.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Under normal conditions, microglia have small cell bodies with branchlike protrusions that extend throughout brain tissue.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2021
At the end of the axon are branchlike terminals.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The cusps end in knobs like thistle-heads, and are themselves rather branchlike.
From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson
