ramous

American  

[rey-muhs] / ˈreɪ məs /

adjective

1. ramose.

2. resembling or pertaining to branches.

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Other Word Forms

• multiramous adjective
• subramous adjective

Etymology

Origin of ramous

From the Latin word rāmōsus, dating back to 1555–65. See ramose, -ous

Example Sentences

The vegetation almost entirely consists of low stunted, very ramous shrubs, and these are generally thorny. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Which vast Contraction and Expansion seems unintelligible, by feigning the Particles of Air to be springy and ramous, or rolled up like Hoops, or by any other means than a repulsive Power.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir