ramus

(məs)

noun pl. rami

Biol. a branch or branchlike projecting part

Origin: ModL < L, branch: see root

See ramus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ra·mi (-mīˌ)
  1. A branch, as of a plant, nerve, or blood vessel.
  2. A bony process extending like a branch from a larger bone, especially the ascending part of the lower jaw that makes a joint at the temple.

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Origin: Latin rāmus, branch; see wrād- in Indo-European roots

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