ramentaceous

[ ram-uhn-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. resembling or covered with ramenta.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramentaceous¹

First recorded in 1810–20; rament(um) + -aceous

Example Sentences

Ramentaceous, beset with thin chaffy scales (Ramenta), as the stalks of many Ferns.

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