Definition of "ramose" []

• Having many branches. (adjective)

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• "-- A shrub, 7-9° high, with a straight, ramose trunk 3-4 'in diameter."
• "-- A small plant with stem red, straight, quadrate, ramose."
• "The sides are marked by numerous ramose furrows, though they are arranged without much order, and being crowded they give the surface a granulated appearance."