Meaning : A division of some larger or more complex organization.
Example :
A branch of Congress.
Botany is a branch of biology.
The Germanic branch of Indo-European languages.
Synonyms : arm, subdivision
Meaning : A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant.
Meaning : A part of a forked or branching shape.
Example :
He broke off one of the branches.
Synonyms : leg, ramification