Noun
1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
"a branch of Congress"2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
3. a part of a forked or branching shape;
"he broke off one of the branches""they took the south fork"4. a natural consequence of development
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
"the arm of the record player""an arm of the sea""a branch of the sewer"