branch vs forking

branch and forking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
branch	Yes	No	Yes	No
forking	Yes	No	No	No

branch (noun)	forking (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
a division of some larger or more complex organization	the place where something divides into branches
a stream or river connected to a larger one
a natural consequence of development
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
a part of a forked or branching shape

branch (verb)	forking (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures