nucament

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noun

A catkin or amentum.

OriginLatin nucamenta →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounnucament (plural nucaments)

plural nucaments

  1. obsoletebiologyA catkin or amentum.

Origin

  1. Latinnucamenta“fir cones”
  2. Englishnucament

From Latin nucamenta (“fir cones”), from nux, nucis (“a nut”).

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APA

nucament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucament

MLA

“nucament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucament. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucament,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucament.

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