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Ament

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catkinnoun(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

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catkinnoun(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
amentumnounA catkin.
capitulescencenoun(botany) A compound inflorescence made of capitula instead of individual flowers.
capillamentnoun(anatomy) Any hairlike covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.
capitulumnoun(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
capitulenoun(botany) The flowering head that terminates a stem, a flower or flower head.
fasciclenounA bundle or cluster.
inflorescencenoun(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
infructescencenoun(botany) The fruiting stage of an inflorescence.
knopnounA knob, usually ornamental
calathidnoun(botany) The flower head of an asteraceous plant.
racemenoun(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
carinanounA female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.
cataphyllnoun(botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
fleuronnounAn ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
folliclenoun(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
phytonnounThe smallest cutting from a root, stem, or leaf that can grow into a new plant.
apiculumnoun(botany) A short, slender, flexible point
hairnoun(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

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