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amentaceous

[am-uh n-tey-shuh s]
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adjective Botany.

consisting of an ament.
bearing aments.

Nearby words

  1. amenorrhea,
  2. amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome,
  3. amenorrhoea,
  4. amensalism,
  5. ament,
  6. amental,
  7. amentia,
  8. amentiferous,
  9. amer.,
  10. amerasian

Origin of amentaceous

First recorded in 1730–40; ament1 + -aceous
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Examples from the Web for amentaceous

  • Instances of this kind may be met with in willows, hazels, alders, and other amentaceous plants.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters