Noah Webster
Sarmentous
SARMENT'OUS, adjective [Latin sarmentosus, from sarmentum, a twig.]
A sarmentous stem, in botany, is one that is filiform and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots, where it strikes root.
SARMENT'OUS, adjective [Latin sarmentosus, from sarmentum, a twig.]
A sarmentous stem, in botany, is one that is filiform and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots, where it strikes root.