| Pronunciation: | | 'amunt
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| Matching Terms: | | amen, amen corner, amenability, amenable, amenableness, amenably, amenage, amenance, amend, amendable, amendatory, amende, amended, amended return, amender, amendful, amendment, amends, amenhotep iv, amenia, amenities, amenity, amenorrhea, amenorrheal, amenorrheic, amenorrhoea, amenorrhoeal, amenorrhoeic, amen-ra, amensalism, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferae, amentiferous, amentiform, amentum, amenuse
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence |
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| | Synonyms: | | catkin |
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| | See Also: | | inflorescence |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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