subfigure vs branch

subfigure and branch both are nouns.

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

As nouns, branch is a hyponym of subfigure; that is, branch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subfigure:

Other hyponyms of subfigure include flank, hemisphere, facet, leg, ramification.

subfigure (noun)	branch (noun)
a figure that is a part of another figure	any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
	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

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