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.
rāmulus ī, m dim.ramus, a twig, sprig, shoot . ...
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·noun A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and similar organisms. ...
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