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branchlet

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branch·let  (brnchlt)
n.
A small branch or the terminal or ultimate subdivision of a branch.
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Noun1.branchletbranchlet - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
sprig, twig
brier - a thorny stem or twig
branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
wand - a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"
withy, withe - strong flexible twig


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Beth Uyehara of Reseda sent an e-mail about a jacaranda tree planted last October that is ``as tall as our mature apricot tree but looks like a pole with short leafy branchlets coming out all around it.
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