RAMEQUIN
Ram"e*quin, n. Etym: [F.] (Cookery)
Defn: A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]
RAMIE
Ram"ie, n. Etym: [From Malay.] (Bot.)
Defn: The grasscloth plant (Boehmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; — called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
RAMIFICATION
Ram`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]
1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications a subject or scheme.
4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.
RAMIFLOROUS
Ram`i*flo"rous, a. Etym: [L. ramus branch + flos, floris, flower.]
(Bot.)