An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

Chewing cud. / Pondering; ruminative.

plural of ruminant

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. / (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration. / (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.

plural of rumination

(botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. / (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.

simple past tense and past participle of ruminate

present participle of ruminate

(botany) ruminate