Synonyms for Branch (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a part of a forked or branching shape):
leg, ramification
WordNet sense 2 (a natural consequence of development):
offset, offshoot, outgrowth
WordNet sense 3 (an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization):
arm, subdivision
WordNet sense 4 (any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm):
limb
WordNet sense 5 (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures):
ramify
WordNet sense 6 (divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork):
fork, separate, furcate, separate
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