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amentaceous

/ˌæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃəs/

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adjective

/ˌæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃəs/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУстаревший ботанический термин, описывающий растения, которые несут серёжки (соцветия в виде аментов).

An obsolete botanical term describing plants that bear catkins (amenta).

  1. Bearing catkinsC2formalscientific

    Describing plants that produce or are characterized by aments, which are elongated, scaly clusters of flowers (catkins).

    ruСерёжконосный

    • The willow tree is an amentaceous species, producing catkins in early spring.
    • Many amentaceous plants, such as birches and hazels, are wind-pollinated.
    • The botanist identified the shrub as amentaceous due to its distinctive flower clusters.

    Synonymsamentiferous