ramulus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rāmŭlus, i, m. dim. [ramus],

a little branch or bough , a twig , sprig , Cato R. R. 101; Cic. Div. 1, 54, 123; Plin. 24, 15, 81, § 132; 27, 12, 88, § 111 al.