ramulose

ram·u·lose

[ram-yuh-lohs]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
having many small branches.
Also, ram·u·lous [ram-yuh-luhs] .


Origin:
1745–55; < Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, equivalent to rāmul(us) little branch, twig (rām(us) branch + -ulus -ule) + -ōsus -ose1; see ramus

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ramulose or ramulous (ˈræmjʊˌləʊs, ˈræmjʊləs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(of the parts or organs of animals and plants) having many small branches
 
[C18: from Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, from rāmulus twig, from rāmus branch]
 
ramulous or ramulous
 
adj
 
[C18: from Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, from rāmulus twig, from rāmus branch]

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