ramie | (noun) tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax | Synonyms: Boehmeria nivea, China grass, Chinese silk plant, ramee |
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ramification | (noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | Synonyms: branching, fork, forking |
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(noun) an arrangement of branching parts | - |
(noun) a development that complicates a situation | Synonyms: complication |
(noun) a part of a forked or branching shape | Synonyms: branch, leg |
ramify | (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | Synonyms: branch, fork, furcate, separate |
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(verb) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures | Synonyms: branch |
(verb) have or develop complicating consequences | Synonyms: complexify |
ramipril | (noun) an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack | Synonyms: Altace |
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