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subramose
ra·mose
/
ˈreɪ
moʊs, rəˈmoʊs
/
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[
rey
-mohs, r
uh
-
mohs
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
having many branches.
2.
branching
.
Origin:
1680–90;
<
Latin
rāmōsus
full of boughs, equivalent to
rām
(
us
) branch (see
ramus
) +
-ōsus
-ose
1
Related forms
ra·mose·ly,
adverb
ra·mos·i·ty
/
rəˈmɒs
ɪ
ti
/
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[
r
uh
-
mos
-i-tee
]
Show IPA
,
noun
mul·ti·ra·mose,
adjective
sub·ra·mose,
adjective
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Collins
World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ramose
ra·mose (rā'mōs', rə-mōs') or
ra·mous
(rā'məs)
adj.
Having many branches; branching.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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