branchlet

• Pequeno ramo ou ramificação de um ramo, geralmente a divisão terminal do crescimento do ano atual ou do anterior.

A small branch or division of a branch, typically referring to a terminal division of the current or preceding year's growth.

1. Small branchC1formal

   A small, slender branch or subdivision of a branch, typically from the current or previous year's growth.

   Ramo pequeno

   • The botanist carefully examined the branchlet for signs of disease.
   • Birds often perch on the thin branchlets of the willow tree.
   • The new leaves sprouted from the tender branchlets.
   • He trimmed the dead branchlets from the rose bush.

   Sinônimosoffshootshootsprigtwig