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Branchlet   /brˈæntʃlət/   Listen
Branchlet

noun
1.
A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year.  Synonyms: sprig, twig.






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... which produces the Sloe is the Blackthorn, our hardy, thorny hedgerow shrub (Prunus [518] spinosa), Greek Prounee, common everywhere, and starting into blossom of a pinky white about the middle of March before a leaf appears, each branchlet ending in a long thorn projecting beyond the flowers at right angles to the stem. From the conspicuous blackness of its rind at the time of flowering, the tree is named Blackthorn, and the spell of harsh unkindly cold weather which prevails about ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie



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