sarment

English

Etymology

Latin sarmentum (“a twig”).

Noun

sarment (plural sarments)

1. (botany) A long slender prostrate stem or runner, such as of the strawberry.

Related terms

• sarmentose

References

• “sarment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Arments, artsmen, martens, raments, smarten, starmen

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sarmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [sərˈmen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sərˈment]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saɾˈment]

Noun

sarment m (plural sarments)

1. shoot, vine

   Synonym: redorta

Derived terms

• sarmentós

Further reading

• “sarment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sarment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

French

Etymology

From Latin sarmentum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sarment m (plural sarments)

1. vine, shoot, tendril
2. (viticulture) A one-year old shoot

   Hyponyms: couronne, gros bois, pissevin

Related terms

• sarmenteux

Further reading

• “sarment” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 247.
• “sarment” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “sarment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.