ament

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈeɪ.mənt/(UK)

Definition of ament

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A catkin or similar inflorescence.
    “[T]he scales of the ament in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.”
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noun

  1. A catkin or similar inflorescence.
    “[T]he scales of the ament in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.”
  2. A congenital idiot.

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Etymology

From Latin āmentum (“thong, string”).

Hooks

3 extensions · 1 front · 2 back

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