ramiform pit

noun

ram·​i·​form pit

ˈraməˌfȯrm-

: a branched pit formed by the coalescence of the cavities of two or more simple pits (as in the walls of brachysclereids)

Word History

Etymology

Latin ramus branch + English -iform

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