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ramose

[ rey-mohs, ruh-mohs ]

adjective

  1. having many branches.
  2. branching.


ramose

/ ˈreɪməʊs; ræˈmɒsɪtɪ; ˈreɪməs; ræˈməʊs /

adjective

  1. having branches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ramosity, noun
  • ˈramosely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ramose·ly adverb
  • ra·mos·i·ty [r, uh, -, mos, -i-tee], noun
  • multi·ramose adjective
  • sub·ramose adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ramose1

1680–90; < Latin rāmōsus full of boughs, equivalent to rām ( us ) branch ( ramus ) + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ramose1

C17: from Latin rāmōsus , from rāmus branch
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Example Sentences

This is the usual uni-ramose limb found in the various classes of Arthropoda.

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