ramose

American

[rey-mohs, ruh-mohs] / ˈreɪ moʊs, rəˈmoʊs /

adjective

having many branches.
branching.

ramose British

/ ˈreɪməʊs, ræˈmɒsɪtɪ, ˈreɪməs, ræˈməʊs /

adjective

having branches

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Other Word Forms

multiramose adjective
ramosely adverb
ramosity noun
subramose adjective

Etymology

Origin of ramose

1680–90; < Latin rāmōsus full of boughs, equivalent to rām ( us ) branch ( ramus ) + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.

From Literature

Botanical Description.—A small plant with stem red, straight, quadrate, ramose.

From Project Gutenberg

Flowers between yellow and red outside and straw-colored inside, in racemes on a cylindrical scape 3° or more high, sometimes ramose, peduncles very short.

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