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A0248900 (ăm′ənt, ā′mənt)n. See catkin.

[Latin āmentum, strap.]

ament

(ˈæmənt; ˈeɪmənt) n (Botany) another name for catkin Also called: amentum [C18: from Latin āmentum strap, thong] ˌamenˈtaceous adj ˌamenˈtiferous adj

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(æˈmɛnt; ˈeɪmənt) n (Psychiatry) psychiatry a mentally deficient person[C19: from Latin āment-, āmens without mind; see amentia]

cat•kin

(ˈkæt kɪn)

n. a spike of unisexual flowers with scaly bracts and no petals, as on the willow or birch. Also called ament. [1570–80; < Dutch katteken little cat (now obsolete)] cat′kin•ate` (-kəˌneɪt) adj.

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ament - a cylindrical spikelike inflorescencecatkininflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

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noun a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

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