a. [ LL. amentaceus. ] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ほどこす, hodokosu](v5s, vt) (1) to give (time, money, goods); to donate; (2) to do; to perform; to conduct; (3) to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation); (4) to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle; (5) (arch) to spread far and wide; (P)#18983[Add to Longdo]