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sarmentose

American  
[sahr-men-tohs] / sɑrˈmɛn toʊs /
Also sarmentous

adjective

Botany.

  1. having runners.

sarmentose British  
/ sɑːˈmɛntəs, sɑːˈmɛntəʊs, ˌsɑːmənˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. (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

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