branch (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A limb of a tree1. rāmus2. frons, dis, f. (a b. with leaves)3. brāchĭum (poet.)II. Anything analogous to a bough1. rāmus2. brāchiumIII. A part, division • branch (subs.): I. A limb of a tree: 1. rāmus: the b.s of a tree, arboris r., Lucr.: to break off a b. of a tree, r. arboris defringere, Cic.: the oak stretches out its strong b.s and arms widely, aesculus fortes late r. et brachia tendit, Virg.: leafy b.s, r. frondentes, Virg. Fig.: to lop off the b.s of unhappiness, r. amputare miseriarum, Cic. Dimin.: rāmŭlus, a small b., Cic.; also, ramusculus, Hier. 2. frons, dis, f. (a b. with leaves): a b. of oak, f. quernea, Cato: to apply the pruning-knife to young b.s, f. teneris falcem adhibere, Quint.: Cic.: v. foliage. 3. brāchĭum (poet.): the b.s of an oak, b. quercus, Cat.: Virg. II. Anything analogous to a bough: 1. rāmus: (a). of horns: from the top of the horn b.s spread out, ab cornus summo r. diffunduntur, Caes.: (b). of mountains: mount Cambalidus is a b. of the Caucasus, mons Cambalidus est Caucasi r., Plin.: (c). of a member of a family: a b. from a Tuscan stem, stemmate Tusco r., Pers. 2. brāchium: (a). of mountains: the Taurus sends off b.s, Taurus b. emittit, Plin.: (b). of the sea: v. arm. III. A part, division: q. v.: gĕnus, ĕris, n.: Cic. Phr.: b.s of learning, doctrinae, id.