ramose

English

Etymology

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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Italian

Adjective

ramose f pl

  1. feminine plural of ramoso

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Latin

Adjective

rāmōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of rāmōsus
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