RAMENTUM Definition & Meaning

ramentum

[ ruh-men-tuhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural ramenta

a scraping, shaving, or particle.
Botany. one of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.

ramentum

/ rəˈmɛntəm; ˌræmɛnˈteɪʃəs /

noun

any of the thin brown scales that cover the stems and leaves of young ferns

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Derived Forms

ramentaceous, adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of ramentum¹

1655–65; < Latin ��峾��Գٳܳ� a shaving, shred < *��峾��Գٳܳ�, equivalent to �� ( ere ) to scrape + -mentum -ment

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of ramentum¹

C17: from Latin ��ere to scrape

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No one can look at a young pinnula at this epoch and observe the evident capitation of each ramentum, the inflexion of its apex, so that the head is brought into contact with the frond, without suspecting that they have the same relation of cause to the appearance subsequently of the thecæ or capsules.

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