ramiform

[ ram-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. having the form of a branch; branchlike.
2. branched.

ramiform

/ ˈræmɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having a branchlike shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramiform¹

1815–25; < Latin rām ( us ) branch ( ramus ) + -i- + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramiform¹

C19: from Latin rāmus branch + -form

Example Sentences

In a Rolling Stone review from the time, writer Nick Tosches described the song as “a laid-back, seedy pullulator … about various New York notables and their ramiform homo adventures, punctuated eerily by the phrases ‘walk on the wild side’ and ‘and the colored girls go ‘toot-ta-doo, toot-ta-doo.’

From The Guardian

He wore a suit of dark blue cloth, with white satin linings that were revealed when he moved; it was heavily laced with gold, and a ramiform pattern broidered in gold thread ran up the sides of his silk stockings of a paler blue.

From Project Gutenberg