amentiferous
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æmənˈtɪfəɹəs/, /eɪmənˈtɪfəɹəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs
Adjective
amentiferous (not comparable)
- (botany) Bearing catkins.
- 1872, John Hutton Balfour, Introduction to Palaeontological Botany:
- Amentiferous forms, such as Myrica, Betula, Alnus
References
- “amentiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.