Defn: Of or pertaining to Sarmatia, or its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians und the Poles.
SARMENT Sar"ment, n. Etym: [L. sarmentum a twig, fr. sarpere to cut off, to trim: cf. F. sarment.] (Bot.)
Defn: A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawbwrry. See
Runner.
SARMENTACEOUS
Sar`men*ta"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Bearing sarments, or runners, as the strawberry.
SARMENTOSE 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.
SARMENTOUS
Sar*men"tous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Sarmentose.
SARN
Sarn, n. Etym: [W. sarn a causeway, paving.]
Defn: A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.