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ramentum

ramentum noun: one of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns.

ramentum: one of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some...
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Noun

ramentum (plural ramenta)

  1. One of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns

ramentum meaning in Tamil

ramentum in Tamil

உமிழ்ச் சிதல்

Forms of ramentum

pluralramenta

Origin of ramentum

From Latin ramentum (“a scraping”).

Words formed from ramentum

Words that rhyme with ramentum

Questions about ramentum

What does ramentum mean?
Ramentum means one of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns.
What is ramentum in Tamil?
Ramentum in Tamil is உமிழ்ச் சிதல். See Ramentum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ramentum?
Ramentum is a noun.
What is the plural of ramentum?
The plural of ramentum is ramenta.

Words near ramentum in the dictionary

  1. ramenta
  2. ramentaceous
  3. ramental
  4. ramentiferous
  5. raments
  6. ramentum
  7. ramenya
  8. ramenyas
  9. rameous
  10. ramequin
  11. ramequins

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