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sarmentum

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[sahr-men-tuhm] / sɑrˈmɛn təm /

Also sarment

noun

Botany.

a slender running stem; runner.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

sarmenta

plural

Etymology

Origin of sarmentum

< Latin: twig

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