a branch is a form of:

Branch



noun — Plural: Branches
1.
(an arm like part of a tree, a local store, a library, an office, etc., belonging to a larger organization, anything like a branch, a division of a body of learning, separately located unit. forth branches) branch of atree មែក, សាខា, branch of learning ផ្នែក, វិស្ស័យ, branch of a river ដៃ, branch of a business សាខា
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ផ្នែក, សាខា
verbpast tense: branched ; past participle: branched ; present participle: branching ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To separate into branches, to divide into separate parts) tree branch បែកមែក
Example: The Manchester branch of the bank, Branch line, etc, The road branches in three directions, the branch lines of a railroad; the branch offices of a business.
2.
ចែកជាផ្នែក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Branches
1.
A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.
2.
A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
3.
A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.
4.
Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
5.
Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.
6.
One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.
adjective
1.
Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
verbpast tense: branched ; past participle: branched ; present participle: branching ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To divide into separate parts or subdivision.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs.