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Hamose vs Ramose - What's the difference?

hamose | ramose |

As adjectives the difference between hamose and ramose

is that hamose is (botany) having the end hooked or curved while ramose is having branches; branching.

hamose

English

Alternative forms

* hamous

Adjective

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  • (botany) Having the end hooked or curved.

    • ramose

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having branches; branching
  • * 1837 . J. O. Westwood. "Art. VIII. Description of a new Genus of British parasitic Hymenopterous Insects." Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology . Longmans, page 258
    • But it is chiefly in the interesting family Chalcídidæ that we find the greatest number of species having ramose antennæ.

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