. "A branch (UK /\u02C8br\u0251\u02D0nt\u0283/ or UK /\u02C8br\u00E6nt\u0283/, US /\u02C8br\u00E6nt\u0283/) or tree branch (sometimes referred to in botany as a ramus) is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub)."@en . .