amentaceous

[am-uh n-tey-shuh s]

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adjective Botany.

consisting of an ament.
bearing aments.

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Origin of amentaceous

First recorded in 1730–40; ament¹ + -aceous

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Historical Examples

Instances of this kind may be met with in willows, hazels, alders, and other amentaceous plants.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters