Meaning of AMENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'amunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence |
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| | Synonyms: | | catkin |
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| | Definition: | | \Am"ent\, n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.)
A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
The globular ament of a buttonwood. --Coues.
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| | Related Terms: | | born fool, capitulum, catkin, clot, cone, congenital idiot, corymb, cretin, cyme, defective, golem, half-wit, head, idiot, imbecile, juggins, mongoloid idiot, moron, natural, natural idiot, natural-born fool, panicle, pine cone, raceme, simp, simpleton, spadix, spike, spikelet, strobile, thyrse, umbel, verticillaster, zany |
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