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amentum

/əˈmɛntəm/

amentum noun: a catkin.

Noun

amentum (plural amenta)

  1. A catkin.

amentum meaning in Tamil

amentum in Tamil

கதிர்க்கொத்து

Forms of amentum

pluralamenta

Origin of amentum

Borrowed from Latin amentum (“thong”).

Questions about amentum

What does amentum mean?
Amentum means a catkin.
What is amentum in Tamil?
Amentum in Tamil is கதிர்க்கொத்து. See Amentum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amentum?
Amentum is a noun.
How do you pronounce amentum?
Amentum is pronounced /əˈmɛntəm/.
What is the plural of amentum?
The plural of amentum is amenta.

Words near amentum in the dictionary

  1. amentias
  2. amentiferous
  3. amentiform
  4. amentoflavone
  5. aments
  6. amentum
  7. amenukal
  8. AMEPD
  9. AMEPDs
  10. amer.
  11. amerall

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amentum (page history and authors); amentum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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