amentiferous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪmənˈtɪfəɹəs/ (UK)
- /æmənˈtɪfəɹəs/ (UK)
Etymology
From amentum + -iferous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Bearing catkins.
Amentiferous forms, such as Myrica, Betula, Alnus
1872, John Hutton Balfour, Introduction to Palaeontological Botany: