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1655–65; < Latin rāmentum a shaving, shred < *rādmentum, equivalent to rād(ere) to scrape + -mentum -ment
1655–65; < Latin rāmentum a shaving, shred < *rādmentum, equivalent to rād(ere) to scrape + -mentum -ment
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ramentum (rəˈmɛntəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ta | |
| any of the thin brown scales that cover the stems and leaves of young ferns | |
| [C17: from Latin rādere to scrape] | |
| ramentaceous | |
| —adj | |
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