AMENTACEOUS
amentiferous, amentaceous
(adjective) (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
amentaceous (comparative more amentaceous, superlative most amentaceous)
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
Synonyms
• julaceous
Source: Wiktionary
Am`en*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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