subbranches
/ˈsʌbˌbræntʃɪz/
noun
- Smaller divisions or sections of a larger organization, system, or field of study.
- The company's main office has several subbranches in different neighborhoods.
- The library system includes subbranches that specialize in children's books.
- Biology has many subbranches, such as genetics and ecology.
- Smaller parts of a tree or plant that grow from a main branch.
- The wind snapped several subbranches off the old maple.
- We trimmed the subbranches to keep the hedge neat.
- The bird built its nest on one of the lower subbranches of the oak tree.