BOUGH, denotes much the same with BRANCH. — Green boughs anciently made part of the decoration of altars and temples, especially on festival occasions. Oaken boughs were offered to Jupiter; those of laurel, to Apollo; of olive, to Minerva; myrtle, to Venus; ivy, to Bacchus; pine, to Pan; and cypress, to Pluto. Some make them the primitive food of mankind before acorns were invented.