ramous
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Etymology
Origin of ramous
From the Latin word rāmōsus, dating back to 1555–65. See ramose, -ous
Example Sentences
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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
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
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