branchlet

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P. koraiensis resembles P. cembra in leaf and branchlet but not in the cone.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

The first group, Ectocarpeæ, is composed of thread-like jointed plants, the fructification of which consists of external spores, sometimes formed by the swelling of a branchlet.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter

Nothing stirred; each leaf hung motionless from its branchlet as they passed.

From Anne by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

The bud spreads into a little branchlet and bears the flowers at the tip.

From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman

I separated the branchlet into two equal parts: one I placed in my bosom; the other, having fervently kissed, I enclosed in a folded sheet, upon which I wrote the words— “Tuyo—tuyo—hasta la muerte!”

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne