SARMENT
\sˈɑːmənt], \sˈɑːmənt], \s_ˈɑː_m_ə_n_t]\
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By Noah Webster.
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sär'ment, n. (bot.) a prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of a strawberry.--adjs. SARMEN'TOSE, SARMEN'TOUS, having sarmenta or runners.--n. SARMEN'TUM, a runner. [L. sarmentum, a twig--sarp[)e]re, to prune.]
By Thomas Davidson