Meanings
adjectiveamentiferous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyBearing catkins.
Amentiferous forms, such as Myrica, Betula, Alnus
1872, John Hutton Balfour, Introduction to Palaeontological Botany
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
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Rhymes with amentiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferousantheriferous
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amentiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amentiferous
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“amentiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amentiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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