1. a smaller branch that grows from or divides off from a main branch

Examples

• The bird built its nest on a sturdy subbranch of the oak tree.
• Each subbranch of the river system feeds into the main waterway.
• The company created a subbranch to handle international sales.
• Scientists studied how nutrients flow from the main branch to each subbranch.
• The family tree showed multiple subbranches extending from the original lineage.
• The subbranch was too thin to support the weight of the fruit.