Ament

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  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In botany, a kind of inflorescence consisting of unisexual apetalous flowers growing in the axils of scales or bracts ranged along a stalk or axis; a catkin. The true ament or catkin is articulated with the branch and is deciduous; it is well seen in the inflorescence of the birch, willow, and poplar, and in the staminate inflorescence of the oak, walnut, and hazel. Also written amentum.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A catkin or amentum
  • noun. A congenital idiot
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
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    "           The young bride and young groom were matched in temper-ament and agreeable looks and could barely keep their eyes off each other."
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