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nounsarmentum (plural sarmenta)
plural sarmenta
- biologySynonym of sarment.
Runner-bearing, viticulosæ. Throwing out runners, viticulæ, sarmenta, or flagella, which take root from space to space.
1821, Samuel Frederick Gray, “An Introduction to Botany”, in A Natural Arrangement of British Plants, With An Introduction to Botany, volume 1, page 42Synonyms: sarment
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Origin
- Latinsarmentum
- Englishsarmentum
Borrowed from Latin sarmentum.
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sarmentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarmentum
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