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Amentiferae

Amentiferae

9.9
A group of trees and shrubs that have hanging flower clusters, like willow and birch
  • noun
  • /əˌmɛn.tɪˈfɛr.i/
  • Archaic
: Amentíferas
  • In botanical studies, the term Amentiferae refers to plants that produce catkins, such as willows and birches.

Examples

  • Willows and birches are part of the Amentiferae group.

  • Many trees once classified in the Amentiferae group are now distributed among various families.

  • Botanists rarely use the term Amentiferae in modern plant taxonomy.

  • The Amentiferae included plants like alder, oak, and birch.

  • The Amentiferae family includes many species of trees.

  • The classification of plants within the Amentiferae group has changed significantly over the years.

  • Several types of trees, including birch and willow, belong to the Amentiferae category.

Synonyms

Hamamelidae
vsAmentiferae
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of mostly woody flowering plants like oaks and birches

is defined by bearing catkins rather than by woodiness and simple flowers

Surface Forms

Amentiferae singular
Amentiferae plural

Etymology

Amentiferae comes from Latin amentum 'catkin', a small hanging flower, and the part -ferae meaning 'bearing' or 'to carry', like in English transfer 'to carry across'. So Amentiferae means 'plants that bear catkins', which is why it was the name for trees such as willows and birches.