twistedbough
nounUK /ˈtwɪstɪd baʊ/
US /ˈtwɪstɪd baʊ/
A twistedbough is a tree branch that grows in a curly, bent way.
The old oak had a twistedbough that the children loved to climb.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A family line with a complicated or tangled history.
The family tree had a twistedbough of cousins nobody could trace.
3. A winding path or road that curves like a bent branch.
The trail became a twistedbough through the hills.
4. A difficult problem with many tangled parts.
Untangling the budget was a real twistedbough.
5. A decorative carving shaped like a curling branch.
The chair's armrest ended in a carved twistedbough.