ament
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See also: Ament
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin āmentum (“thong, string”).
Noun[edit]
ament (plural aments)
- (botany) A catkin or similar inflorescence. [from 18th c.]
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 9:
- [T]he scales of the ament in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Latin amens.
Noun[edit]
ament (plural aments)
- A congenital idiot.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin āmentum (“thong, string”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ament m (plural aments)
Further reading[edit]
- “ament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch[edit]
Verb[edit]
ament
- inflection of amenen:
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ament
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian amento, Latin amentum.
Noun[edit]
ament m (plural amenți)
Declension[edit]
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