branch - English word #826

Translation

One of the arms of a tree that grows out from the trunk and holds leaves.

Word origin

From Old French branche, meaning the arm or limb of a tree.

Gender

Pluralbranches

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"Branch" is one arm of a tree.

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"Branches" is the plural, meaning more than one branch.

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Here "branch" is one part growing out from the trunk.

tree

A tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves that lives for many years.

leaf

One of the flat green parts that grow from the branches of a plant or tree.

plant

To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow.

green

Having the colour of grass and the leaves of a tree.

grow

To get bigger over time, or to make a plant get bigger.

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