Ament

n. someone with deficient intellectual development; half-wit, imbecile; catkin, long cylindrical cluster of blossoms

n. long cylindrical cluster of small flowers without petals (found in willows, birches, and oaks, also called ament)

Ament may refer to:Amunet, an ancient Egyptian god.Catkin, a flower.Jeff Ament, musician and member of Pearl Jam.Tom Ament, a politician in Wisconsin.
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Noun
1. a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
(synonym) catkin
(hypernym) inflorescence

(n.)
A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
  

[Egyptian] An Egyptian goddess who lived in a tree at the edge of the desert where she watched the gates of the afterworld, welcoming the newly dead with bread and water.