n. [ From Malay. ] (Bot.) The grasscloth plant (Bœhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also
n. [ Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify. ]
a. [ L. ramus branch + flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Flowering on the branches. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ramus branch + -form. ] (Bot.) Having the form of a branch. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i.
When they [ asparagus plants ] . . . begin to ramify. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ramus a branch + -gerous. ] (Bot.) Bearing branches; branched. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ramus + parere to bear. ] (Bot.) Producing branches; ramigerous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A follower of