branchlet

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Capillitium of long brown threads suspended from the apical disk, the threads branched a few times, occasionally anastomosing by a short, transverse branchlet, the free ends often forked.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Each season's growth of leaves hangs from the branchlet like a long beard, from which the tree receives, in some localities, the name "Pino barba caida."

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

P. koraiensis resembles P. cembra in leaf and branchlet but not in the cone.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

The length of the branchlet is much influenced by different soils and climates.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

The workman, placing the gimlet above the long, slender branchlet of wood, bores half the length, and then reverses the position to operate upon the other half.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.