Index of English words, starting with "ra"

(1) - Rambutan (n.) A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan.

(1) - Ramekin (n.) See Ramequin.

(1) - Ramification (n.) The production of branchlike figures.
(2) - Ramification (n.) A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
(3) - Ramification (n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
(4) - Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.