amentiferous

[am-uhn-tif-er-uhs]

am·en·tif·er·ous

[am-uhn-tif-er-uhs]
adjective Botany.
bearing aments or catkins.

Origin:
1850–55; ament1 + -i- + -ferous
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Amentiferous is always a great word to know.
So is naked seed. Does it mean:
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
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ament1 (ˈæmənt, ˈeɪmənt)
 
n
another name for catkin Also called: amentum
 
[C18: from Latin āmentum strap, thong]
 
amen'taceous1
 
adj
 
amen'tiferous1
 
adj

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