branch

a part of a forked or branching shape

“he broke off one of the branches”

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

“a branch of the sewer”

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

a natural consequence of development

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

a division of some larger or more complex organization

“a branch of Congress”

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

a stream or river connected to a larger one