am·ent 1 ( m  nt,  mnt)n. See catkin. [Latin mentum, strap.] |
a·ment 2 (m nt , mnt)n. A person with severely deficient intellectual capacity. [From Latin m ns, 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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| Noun | 1. |  ament - a cylindrical spikelike inflorescenceinflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk |
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