TREE BRANCH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

Synonyms:

limb; tree branch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tree branch" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tree branch"):

stick (a small thin branch of a tree)

bough (any of the larger branches of a tree)

Holonyms ("tree branch" is a part of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)