ramentum

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounramentum (plural ramenta)

plural ramenta

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

Origin

  1. Latinramentum“a scraping”
  2. Englishramentum

From Latin ramentum (“a scraping”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ramentum

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APA

ramentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramentum

MLA

“ramentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramentum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramentum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramentum.

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