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BRANCHLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Synonyms:

branchlet; sprig; twig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("branchlet" 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 "branchlet"):

brier (a thorny stem or twig)

wand (a thin supple twig or rod)

withe; withy (strong flexible twig)

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