1. 细小的枝条：branch 分枝 | branchlet 细小的枝条 | broken or dotted line 虚线

2. 小枝：branchiopoda 鳃足类 | branchlet 小枝 | branchus 支气管

3. 小支 小枝：branchlet whorl || 小枝轮 | branchlet || 小支 小枝 | branchpoint || 支化点转移点

noun

1. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)
usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Synonym: twigsprig