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Ramus

/ˈɹeɪməs/

A small spray or twig.

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noun
  1. 1

    A small spray or twig.

  2. 2

    A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.

  3. 3

    The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.

  4. 4

    A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

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ischiopubic(medicine) Of or pertaining to the ischium and pubis.
sprignounA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
spraynounA fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
rhamnusnoun(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.
bramblenounAny of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
twignounA small thin branch of a tree or bush.
rameenounArchaic form of ramie. [(usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.]
buckramnounA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
springnoun(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
tentwortnoun(archaic) A small fern, Asplenium ruta-muraria.
paniclenoun(botany) A compound raceme.
arboretnoun(obsolete) A grove, shrubbery or arbour
ramsonsnounA wild relative of chives, of species Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.
shootlingnounA small or young shoot (plant); sproutling
dewberrynounThe purple to black berries of these plants.
ramoonnounThe ramoon-tree
ramsonnounA plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.
srubnounAlternative form of shrub (“a drink of fruit juice, spirits, etc.”). [A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.]
burbarknounA tropical shrub of the genus Triumfetta.
stalkletnounA little stalk.

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