branchlet

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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

The workman, placing the gimlet above the long, slender branchlet of wood, bores half the length, and then reverses the position to operate upon the other half.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

One single lateral branchlet of a tendril, estimated to be at least ten years old, was still elastic and supported a weight of exactly two pounds.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

The branchlet furnishes evidence of the section to which the species belongs, for the bract-bases persist after the bracts have fallen away.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Gradually the most obstinate branchlet with its spray of leaves is drawn into juxtaposition with the main part of the mansion.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)