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\"\"<\/a>A lateral division of the growth axis.<\/p>\n

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Most commonly used for branches of nerves, but applied also to other structures.<\/p>\n

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Any woody protrusion growing from the trunk, main stem, or bough of a tree, bush, or shrub.<\/p>\n

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A woody division of a stem or root.<\/p>\n

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Any part which grows out of a main part.<\/p>\n

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Any plant stem arising from the primary stem in a lateral position, including flowering stems, though most commonly used for the lateral shoots of a tree which become thick and woody.<\/p>\n

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In anatomy, a subdivision arising from a main or larger portion, especially of an artery, vein, nerve, or lymphatic vessel.<\/p>\n

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