#amentifer

• Amentiferous — Bearing or producing catkins (aments); an ecological and morphological characteristic of trees or shrubs whose inflorescences are structured in the form of elongated, pendulous clusters. This term defines the biological adaptation of plants to wind pollination, having simplified reproductive elements exposed directly to air currents.
• Amentiferous — The feminine singular form of the adjective 'amentifer'; describes a plant, a botanical family, or an inflorescence that bears catkins (aments). It is used in plant taxonomy and ecology to qualify woody species whose male or female flowers are grouped in a flexible axis adapted for wind pollination.