ramenta

noun, plural ra·men·ta [ruh–men-tuh] /rəˈmɛn tə/.

1. a scraping, shaving, or particle.
2. Botany. one of the thin, chafflike scales covering the shoots or leaves of certain ferns.

noun plural -ta (-tə)

1. any of the thin brown scales that cover the stems and leaves of young ferns