The meaning of BOUGH is a branch of a tree; especially : a main branch.

a large branch of a tree (Definition of bough from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bough

Tree anatomy and morphology represent how a tree stands against wind and gravity, (Figure 1) as well as how it functions and how it looks. Understanding trees requires the discipline of …

A bough is a large branch from a tree. You know: “When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall...” A “lullaby” about a baby careening to the ground from a broken branch? (Nice.)

In a pleasant place, open yet sheltered by overhanging boughs, the hollow bole of a dead tree lay on the ground. Sometimes seven-year-old Bayas would stand on a slender bough and lean …

As nouns the difference between tree and bough is that tree is a large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and …