Word of the Day 05/06/25 Ramose
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Ramose (adjective)
ramose [ rey-mohs, ruh-mohs ]
adjective
1. having many branches.
2. branching.
Other Word Forms
ra mose·ly adverb
ra·mos·i·ty [r, uh, -, mos, -i-tee], noun
mul ti·ra mose adjective
sub·ra mose adjective
Origin: 1680–90; < Latin rāmōsus full of boughs, equivalent to rām ( us ) branch ( ramus ) + -ōsus -ose
Example Sentences
With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.
From Literature
Botanical Description.—A small plant with stem red, straight, quadrate, ramose.
From Project Gutenberg
Flowers between yellow and red outside and straw-colored inside, in racemes on a cylindrical scape 3° or more high, sometimes ramose, peduncles very short.
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
ramose [ rey-mohs, ruh-mohs ]
adjective
1. having many branches.
2. branching.
Other Word Forms
ra mose·ly adverb
ra·mos·i·ty [r, uh, -, mos, -i-tee], noun
mul ti·ra mose adjective
sub·ra mose adjective
Origin: 1680–90; < Latin rāmōsus full of boughs, equivalent to rām ( us ) branch ( ramus ) + -ōsus -ose
Example Sentences
With almost a dozen immortal emperors jostling for position, high-level Inka society was characterized by ramose political intrigue of a scale that would have delighted the Medici.
From Literature
Botanical Description.—A small plant with stem red, straight, quadrate, ramose.
From Project Gutenberg
Flowers between yellow and red outside and straw-colored inside, in racemes on a cylindrical scape 3° or more high, sometimes ramose, peduncles very short.
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.