ramon

[ ruh-mohn ]

/ rəˈmoʊn /

noun

any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.

Nearby words

rammelsbergite, rammer, rammish, rammle, rammy, ramon, ramona, ramos, ramos gin fizz, ramos-horta, ramose

Also ra·moon

[ra-moon] /ræˈmun/.

Origin of ramon

1750–60; < Spanish ramón browse, augmentative of ramo branch (< Latin rāmus; see ramus)

Definition for ramon (2 of 3)

Ramon

[ rey-muh n, ruh-mohn ]

/ ˈreɪ mən, rəˈmoʊn /

noun

a male given name, form of Raymond.

Definition for ramon (3 of 3)

Gómez de la Serna

[ gaw-meth th e lah ser-nah, -mes ]

/ ˈgɔ mɛθ ðɛ lɑ ˈsɛr nɑ, -mɛs /

noun

Ra·món

[rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/, Ramón, 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.

Examples from the Web for ramon

RAMON: (Seething with contempt) Secret ant landing strips, illegally established on foreign soil.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Leviathanim sh'mitabdim," suicidal whales, to use Ramon's phrase.
Daniel Levy on Asking the Right Questions|Peter Beinart|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I gave my dog "Napoleon" to Ramon Duran, who promised to treat him well.
Blanco y Colorado|William C. Tetley
Since he had no desire at this moment to hold a conversation with Ramon Culvera he drove his heels into the side of the cow pony.
Steve Yeager|William MacLeod Raine

For a little all eyes in the room rested intent upon Ramon Garcia.
Wolf Breed|Jackson Gregory
Even Ramon, who came by, was bedewed with some drops of this overflowing tide of gladness.
Froth|Armando Palacio Valds
You used to buy things yourself of old Ramon; bought them for the admiral to load his frigates with; things he sold at Key West.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Medicine definitions for ramon

Ramon

[ rä-môɴ′ ]

Gaston Léon 1886-1963

French bacteriologist who in 1936 discovered a method of producing toxoids, leading to the development of vaccinations against diphtheria and tetanus.