sarmentose

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adjective

Having long, slender, prostrate stolons (runners)

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivesarmentose (comparative more sarmentose, superlative most sarmentose)

comparative more sarmentose · superlative most sarmentose

  1. biologyHaving long, slender, prostrate stolons (runners)
nounsarmentose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA monosaccharide, with the molecular formula C₇H₁₄O₄

Origin

  1. Latinsarmentum
  2. Latinsarmentōsus
  3. Englishsarmentose

From Latin sarmentōsus, from Latin sarmentum.

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Translations

Catalan sarmentós
  • sarmentóshaving long, slender, prostrate stolons
Dutch uitlopervormend
  • uitlopervormendhaving long, slender, prostrate stolons
French sarmenteux
  • sarmenteuxhaving long, slender, prostrate stolons
Italian sarmentoso
  • sarmentosohaving long, slender, prostrate stolons
Romanian sarmentos
  • sarmentoshaving long, slender, prostrate stolons
Spanish sarmentosa
  • sarmentosamonosaccharide
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APA

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Chicago

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