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ament
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am·ent 1  (mnt, mnt)
n.
See catkin.
[Latin mentum, strap.]
a·ment 2  (mnt, mnt)
n.
A person with severely deficient intellectual capacity.
[From Latin mns, ment-, insane : -, ab-, out of; see ab-1 + mns, mind; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ament1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for catkin Also called amentum [əˈmɛntəm]
[from Latin āmentum strap, thong]
amentaceous  adj
amentiferous  adj
ament2
n
(Psychiatry) Psychiatry a mentally deficient person
[from Latin āment-, āmens without mind; see amentia]
ament  (mnt, mnt)
See catkin.
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Noun1.amentament - a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
catkin
inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk


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