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ramulus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ramulus.

Noun

ramulus (plural ramuli)

  1. (zoology) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of rāmus.

Noun

rāmulus m (genitive rāmulī); second declension

  1. A little branch or bough
  2. A twig or sprig

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: ramule
  • Italian: ramulo
  • Portuguese: râmulo
  • Romanian: ramură
  • Translingual: Ramulus

References

  • ramulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ramulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ramulus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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