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amentiferous

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

adjective Botany.

bearing aments or catkins.

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Origin of amentiferous

First recorded in 1850–55; ament1 + -i- + -ferous

Words nearby amentiferous

a mensa et thoro, amensalism, ament, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferous, Amer., Amerasian, amerce, America, America First Committee
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