Definition of Rameous

1. a. Ramal.

Definition of Rameous

1. Adjective. (dated) ramal; relating to a branch or branching ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rameous

1. of a branch [adj]

Medical Definition of Rameous

1. Ramal. Origin: L. Rameus, from ramus branch, bough. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rameous

ramdohrite
rame
rameal
rameauite
ramed
ramee
ramees
ramekin
ramekins
ramelteon
ramen
ramens
ramentaceous
ramentum
rameous (current term)
ramequin
ramequins
ramet
ramets
rami
rami ad pontem
rami alveolares superiores anteriores nervi infraorbitalis
rami alveolares superiores posteriores nervi maxillaris
rami articulares
rami articulares arteriae descendentis genicularis
rami atriales
rami auriculares anteriores arteriae temporalis superficialis
rami bronchiales

Literary usage of Rameous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"S. Referring to a horn: fork; spec, snag, tine, prong, speller, tray, broach, start, bez-antler, pricker. branch, a. rameous (rare), ramal (tech.). ..."

2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... rameous. Of or belonging to the branches. RAMEAU D'OR. (Fr.) Cheiranthus Cheiri. RAMENTA. Thin membranous expansions found upon the surface of plants, ..."

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