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ra•men•tum
Pronunciation: (ru-men'tum), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -taPronunciation: (-tu). [key]
1. a scraping, shaving, or particle.
2. Bot.one of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.
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