||Ra*men"ta (r*mn"t), n. pl. [L., scrapings.] (Bot.) Thin brownish
||chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants,
||especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns. Gray.
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Ram`en*ta"ceous (rm`n*t"shs), a. (Bot.) Covered with ramenta.
Ra"me*ous (r"m*s), a. [L. rameus, from ramus branch, bough.] (Bot.)
Ramal.
Ram"e*quin (rm"*kn), n. [F.] (Cookery) A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc.,
formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]
Ram"ie (rm"), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.) The grass-cloth plant (Bœhmeria
nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; --
called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
Ram`i*fi*ca"tion (rm`*f*k"shn), n. [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]
1. The process of branching, or the development of branches or
offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel;
as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or
departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications
of a subject or scheme.