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
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
1.grow and send out branches or branch-like structures;
these plants ramify early and get to be very large
2.divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
The road forks