amentiformadj.

Brit.

/əˈmɛntᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/əˈmɛn(t)əˌfɔrm/,

/eɪˈmɛn(t)əˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amentiformis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin amentiformis (1777 or earlier in a botanical context) < classical Latin āmentum in its post-classical sense ‘catkin’ (see amentum n.) + -formis -form comb. form².Compare French amentiforme (1803 or earlier).

Botany.

Resembling a catkin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing catkins

juliferous1668

amentaceous1754

amentiform1835

amental1846

amentiferous1847

catkined1866

1835 G. T. Burnett Outl. Bot. II. 542 The flowers are for the most part separated and collected into amentiform spikes.

1984 Brittonia 36 236 The amentiform flower-spikes solitary.

2010 K. G. Ramawat Desert Plants xviii. 393 Racemes are spike-like, amentiform, axillary, mostly densiflorous,..but sometimes in globose heads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amentiform
释义	amentiformadj. Brit. /əˈmɛntᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /əˈmɛn(t)əˌfɔrm/, /eɪˈmɛn(t)əˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amentiformis. Etymology: < scientific Latin amentiformis (1777 or earlier in a botanical context) < classical Latin āmentum in its post-classical sense ‘catkin’ (see amentum n.) + -formis -form comb. form².Compare French amentiforme (1803 or earlier). Botany. Resembling a catkin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing catkins juliferous1668 amentaceous1754 amentiform1835 amental1846 amentiferous1847 catkined1866 1835 G. T. Burnett Outl. Bot. II. 542 The flowers are for the most part separated and collected into amentiform spikes. 1984 Brittonia 36 236 The amentiform flower-spikes solitary. 2010 K. G. Ramawat Desert Plants xviii. 393 Racemes are spike-like, amentiform, axillary, mostly densiflorous,..but sometimes in globose heads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1835
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