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amentiferous

UK/æmənˈtɪfəɹəs/

amentiferous adjective: bearing catkins.

Adjective

amentiferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing catkins.
    • Amentiferous forms, such as Myrica, Betula, Alnus1872, John Hutton Balfour, Introduction to Palaeontological Botany

Origin of amentiferous

From amentum + -iferous.

Words that rhyme with amentiferous

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Questions about amentiferous

What does amentiferous mean?
Amentiferous means bearing catkins.
What part of speech is amentiferous?
Amentiferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amentiferous?
Amentiferous is pronounced /æmənˈtɪfəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near amentiferous in the dictionary

  1. amental
  2. Amentas
  3. amentia
  4. amential
  5. amentias
  6. amentiferous
  7. amentiform
  8. amentoflavone
  9. aments
  10. amentum
  11. amenukal

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