ramentum

[ ruh-men-tuhm ]

noun

, plural ra·men·ta [r, uh, -, men, -t, uh].

1. a scraping, shaving, or particle.
2. Botany. one of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.

ramentum

/ rəˈmɛntəm; ˌræmɛnˈteɪʃəs /

noun

1. any of the thin brown scales that cover the stems and leaves of young ferns

Derived Forms

• ramentaceous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramentum¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramentum¹

C17: from Latin rādere to scrape