ramulose

Also ram·u·lous

[ram-yuh-lohs]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. having many small branches.

ramulose

/ ˈræmjʊləs, ˈræmjʊˌləʊs /

adjective

1. (of the parts or organs of animals and plants) having many small branches

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramulose¹

1745–55; < Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, equivalent to rāmul ( us ) little branch, twig ( rām ( us ) branch + -ulus -ule ) + -ōsus -ose ¹; ramus

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramulose¹

C18: from Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, from rāmulus twig, from rāmus branch