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amentiferous

American  
[am-uhn-tif-er-uhs] / ˌæm ənˈtɪf ər əs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. bearing aments or catkins.

Etymology

Origin of amentiferous

First recorded in 1850–55; ament 1 + -i- + -ferous

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