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ramous

[rey-muhs]

adjective

ramose.

resembling or pertaining to branches.

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin rāmōsus. See ramose, -ous

Related forms

mul·ti·ra·mous, adjective

sub·ra·mous, adjective

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ramose or ramous (ˈreɪməʊs, ræˈməʊs, ˈreɪməs)

—*adj*
	having branches

[C17: from Latin rāmōsus, from rāmus branch]

ramous or ramous

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin rāmōsus, from rāmus branch]

'ramosely or ramous

—*adv*

'ramously or ramous

—*adv*

ramosity or ramous

—n

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