κλάδος [5 verses](noun sg masc nom) "Branches" is klados , which means "branches," "twig," "shoot," and "branch" of a blood vessel.   -  The word for "branch" means a new shoot of a tree as well as any type of branches, such as branches of learning. Notice, it is not plural but singular, so its seems to refer to a shoot of a tree, a new tree, rather than its branches. Fig trees are started from cuttings, that is, a spout is cut from a tree and planted. This is why this particular tree is used as an example here.