1. Plural of amentum; a catkin or spike of flowers, typically found on trees such as birch, alder, or willow.
Usage: botanical term; plural form

Examples

• The amenta of the birch tree hang gracefully from the branches in spring.
• Botanists study the amenta to understand the reproductive structures of catkin-bearing plants.
• The wind disperses pollen from the amenta of alder trees across the forest.
• In early spring, the amenta begin to develop on the willow branches.