AMENTACEOUS

AMENTA'CEOUS, adjective Growing in an ament; resembling; a thong; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.

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amentaceous. Amentaceous, a. having or being like a catkin

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Am′en‐ta″ceous (�), a. [[LL. amentaceus.]] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.