n. [ Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn. ] Buckwheat. [ Local, Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. [ F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear),