Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramulus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ra-mu-lus
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ramulus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ramulus

Inflected Forms

ramuli (plural)

Derived Forms

ramuliferous

Questions

What does ramulus mean?: A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms.
Where does ramulus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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