2. Verb. (third-person singular of branch) ¹
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Definition of Branches
1. branch [v] - See also: branch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Branches
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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