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ra⋅mous

[rey-muhs]
–adjective
1. ramose.
2. resembling or pertaining to branches.

Origin:
1555–65; < L rāmōsus. See ramose, -ous
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ra·mous   (rā'məs)   
adj.  
  1. Of or resembling branches.

  2. Branching; ramose.


[From Latin rāmōsus, ramose; see ramose.]
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