underbranch

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ branch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

underbranch (plural underbranches)

1. A lower branch.
2. (obsolete) A twig or branchlet.
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     under-branches ere can bee
     Of worth and value as the tree