English

Noun

ramulus ‎(plural ramuli)

1. (zoology) A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of rāmus.

Noun

rāmulus m ‎(genitive rāmulī); second declension

1. A little branch or bough
2. A twig or sprig

Second declension.

Derived terms

• rāmulōsus

Descendants

• French: ramule
• Italian: ramulo
• Portuguese: râmulo
• Romanian: ramură

References

• ramulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ramulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ramulus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.