ramulose

American

[ram-yuh-lohs] / ˈræm yəˌloʊs /

Also ramulous

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

having many small branches.

ramulose British

/ ˈræmjʊləs, ˈræmjʊˌləʊs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of ramulose

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

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