AMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does ament mean? • AMENT (noun)
The noun AMENT has 1 sense:
1. a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
Familiarity information: AMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ament; catkin
Hypernyms ("ament" is a kind of...):
inflorescence (the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk)
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