branch, fork, leg, ramification - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" --2is a kind ofsubfigure --2is a part of furcation, forking --2has particulars: bifurcation; brachium
complication, ramification - a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" --3is a kind ofdevelopment