ramentum

[ ruh-men-tuhm ]

noun,plural ra·men·ta [ruh-men-tuh]. /rəˈmɛn tə/.
  1. a scraping, shaving, or particle.

  2. Botany. one of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.

Origin of ramentum

1
1655–65; <Latin rāmentum a shaving, shred <*rādmentum, equivalent to rād(ere) to scrape + -mentum-ment

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British Dictionary definitions for ramentum

ramentum

/ (rəˈmɛntəm) /


nounplural -ta (-tə)
  1. any of the thin brown scales that cover the stems and leaves of young ferns

Origin of ramentum

1
C17: from Latin rādere to scrape

Derived forms of ramentum

  • ramentaceous (ˌræmɛnˈteɪʃəs), adjective

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