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Appendage vs Bough - What's the difference?

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Appendage is a related term of bough.


As nouns the difference between appendage and bough

is that appendage is an external body part that projects from the body while bough is a firm branch of a tree.

appendage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process

    bough

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A firm branch of a tree.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.}}
  • * 2013 , . Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 18. p. 172.
    • A pair of birds settle on the bough above them, murmuring together, ready to roost.

    Derived terms

    * (l)