rami

noun
  1. 1

    A small spray or twig.

  2. 2

    A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.

  3. 3

    The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.

  4. 4

    A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

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