Sär'ment-ōse' or Sar-mēn'tōus, a.

a. [Lat. sarmentosus, It. & Sp. sarmentoso, Fr. sarmenteux. See supra.] (Bot.) (a.) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem. (b.) Bearing sarments; as, a sarmentose plant. Martyn.