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ˈsub-branch, n.
[sub- 7.]
A subdivision of a branch (in any sense).
1859Darwin Orig. Spec. iv. 124 In our diagram, this is indicated by the broken lines, beneath the capital letters, converging in sub-branches downwards towards a single point. 1875Jevons Money xx. 258 The National Bank of Ireland has about 114 branches and sub-branches.
So ˈsub-branch v., ˈsub-branched ppl. a.
1676Grew Anat. Plants Lect. iv. (1682) 266 Sprigs made up of four chief Branches standing crosswise, and those subbranched. 1857Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 125 Species..always seem to branch and sub-branch like a tree from a common trunk. |