sarmentose

[ sahr-men-tohs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having runners.

sarmentose

/ sɑːˈmɛntəs; sɑːˈmɛntəʊs; ˌsɑːmənˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. (of plants such as the strawberry) having stems in the form of runners

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarmentose¹

1750–60; < Latin sarmentōsus, equivalent to sarment ( um ) twig + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarmentose¹

C18: from Latin sarmentōsus full of twigs, from sarmentum brushwood, from sarpere to prune

Example Sentences

They make little holes in the ground about 2 feet apart, and in them plant the potatoes, the roots used being the young sarmentose runners, which they cut off from the parent plants, the latter being merely cut down to the ground, and the old tubers being left in it.

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