ramuliferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌramjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌræmjəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ramulifer , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin ramulifer (1837 or earlier; < classical Latin rāmulus ramulus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix.

Biology. rare.

Bearing ramuli or small branches.

ΚΠ

1858 W. H. Harvey Nereis Boreali-Americana iii. 78 in Smithsonian Contrib. Knowl. 10 Branches elongate, sub-simple, of unequal length, flexuous, sometimes nearly naked, sometimes ramuliferous.

1900 F. A. Bather et al. Echinoderma in E. R. Lankester Treat. Zool. III. 179 Arms range from irregularly dichotomous, through ramuliferous, to pinnulate.

1953 J. Wright Monogr. Brit. Carboniferous Crinoidea (1954) I. 177 Until better preserved specimens are obtained to show more clearly the ramuliferous characters of the rays our knowledge of Onychocrinus hibernicus will remain inadequate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ramuliferous
释义	ramuliferousadj. Brit. /ˌramjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌræmjəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ramulifer , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin ramulifer (1837 or earlier; < classical Latin rāmulus ramulus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Biology. rare. Bearing ramuli or small branches. ΚΠ 1858 W. H. Harvey Nereis Boreali-Americana iii. 78 in Smithsonian Contrib. Knowl. 10 Branches elongate, sub-simple, of unequal length, flexuous, sometimes nearly naked, sometimes ramuliferous. 1900 F. A. Bather et al. Echinoderma in E. R. Lankester Treat. Zool. III. 179 Arms range from irregularly dichotomous, through ramuliferous, to pinnulate. 1953 J. Wright Monogr. Brit. Carboniferous Crinoidea (1954) I. 177 Until better preserved specimens are obtained to show more clearly the ramuliferous characters of the rays our knowledge of Onychocrinus hibernicus will remain inadequate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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