Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Branch (-es)
branch (-es), n. [Fr. < L. branca, paw of an animal.]
- Limb; shoot of a tree; appendage of a plant; [fig.] lineage; pedigree; family group; (see Genesis 49:22).
- Vessel; capillary; tiny channel for blood; small component of the circulatory system.
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