sarmentose

American

[sahr-men-tohs] / sɑrˈmɛn toʊs /

Also sarmentous

adjective

Botany.

having runners.

sarmentose British

/ sɑːˈmɛntəs, sɑːˈmɛntəʊs, ˌsɑːmənˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

(of plants such as the strawberry) having stems in the form of runners

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Etymology

Origin of sarmentose

1750–60; < Latin sarmentōsus, equivalent to sarment ( um ) twig + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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They make little holes in the ground about 2 feet apart, and in them plant the potatoes, the roots used being the young sarmentose runners, which they cut off from the parent plants, the latter being merely cut down to the ground, and the old tubers being left in it.

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