ramose

[rey-mohs, ruh-mohs]

adjective

1. having many branches.

2. branching.

ramose

/ ˈreɪməʊs, ræˈmɒsɪtɪ, ˈreɪməs, ræˈməʊs /

adjective

1. having branches

Other Word Forms

• ramosity noun
• ramosely adverb
• multiramose adjective
• subramose adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramose¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramose¹

C17: from Latin rāmōsus , from rāmus branch

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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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