SARMENTOSE

Adjective

sarmentose (comparative more sarmentose, superlative most sarmentose)

(botany) Having long, slender, prostrate stolons (runners)

Noun

sarmentose (uncountable)

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide, with the molecular formula C7H14O4

Anagrams

• mesosterna, nasometers, sea monster

Source: Wiktionary


Sar`men*tose" ( or ), a. Etym: [L. sarmentosus: cf. F. sarmenteux. See Sarment.] (Bot.) (a) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem. (b) Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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