rami, ramie or ramee /ramˈē/

1. A plant (Boehmeria nivea) of the nettle family long cultivated in China (also called rhea or China grass)
2. Its fibre, used for weaving, paper-making, etc
3. A garment made of this

ramus /rāˈməs/

1. A branch of anything, esp a nerve
2. A process of a bone
3. The mandible, or its ascending part
4. A feather barb

rāˈmal, rāˈmeal, rāˈmeous or rāˈmous adjective

Of a branch

rāˈmate, rāˈmous or ramose /rə-mōsˈ or rāˈmōs/ adjective

Branched

rāˈmet noun

A physically and physiologically independent individual plant, whether grown from a sexually produced seed or derived by vegetative reproduction

ramˈūlar adjective

Of a branch

ramˈūlose or ramˈūlous adjective

Having ramuli

ramˈūlus noun (pl ramˈūlī)

A little branch

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