Branch

• Title

  Branch

• Definition

  A division of the stem, or other axis of growth of a plant.

• Notes

  In trees, the first branch is called the trunk and the ultimate branch is called the twig, and all other divisions are named according to their place in the hierarchy of branch order, e.g., trunk, secondary branch, tertiary branch,...twig.

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