ramus
(noun) the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ramus (plural rami)
A small spray or twig.
(biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
(ornithology) The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
(anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
• Masur, Surma, Umars, amurs, arums, musar, rusma, surma
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"mus, n.; pl. Rami (. (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
