ramentum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rə men′təm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•men•tum  (rə men′təm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ta (-tə).USA pronunciation 
  1. a scraping, shaving, or particle.
  2. Botanyone of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.
  • *rādmentum, equivalent. to rād(ere) to scrape + -mentum -ment
  • Latin rāmentum a shaving, shred
  • 1655–65

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