ˌraməˈlīnə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ramale twigs, brushwood (from ramus branch + -ale, neuter of -alis -al) + New Latin -ina — more at ramify
: a genus of fruticose lichens (family Usneaceae) that have a thallus with flattened usually tufted lobes which are more or less dichotomously branched and that include several (as R. fraxinea ) which are sources of dyes or perfume