ramose

ramose

English

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Latin rāmus
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Latin rāmōsusbor.
English ramose

    Borrowed from Latin rāmōsus.

    Adjective

    ramose (comparative more ramose, superlative most ramose)

    1. Having branches; branching
      • 1837, J. O. Westwood, “Art. VIII. Description of a new Genus of British parasitic Hymenopterous Insects.”, in Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology, Longmans, page 258:
        But it is chiefly in the interesting family Chalcídidæ that we find the greatest number of species having ramose antennæ.

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    Adjective

    ramose f pl

    1. feminine plural of ramoso

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    Adjective

    rāmōse

    1. vocative masculine singular of rāmōsus
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