branch vs upshot

branch and upshot both are nouns.

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

As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of branch; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than branch:

Other hypernyms of branch include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.

branch (noun)	upshot (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a division of some larger or more complex organization
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)	upshot (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures