branchlet

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The presence of wax, as a bloom on the branchlet, is associated with trees in arid localities, especially Mexico, where it is very common.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Very weird pines these were, chiefly covered with closely-packed dead foliage, with a living tuft of dark green at the end of each branchlet.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison

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)

The girl is soft of speech, fair of form, like a branchlet of basil, with teeth like chamomile-petals and hair like halters wherefrom to hang hearts.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The color of the branchlet, its lustre, the presence of minute hairs, etc., are often suggestions for determining species.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell