Ament

(botany) A catkin.
(medicine) A person with congenital mental deficiency; an idiot.

A person whose intellectual capacity remains undeveloped.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
  Synonym: catkin

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Ament may refer to:

• Ament (botany), a cylindrical flower cluster
• Ament (goddess), an ancient Egyptian fertility goddess

People with the surname Ament:

• Jeff Ament (born 1963), American rock bassist
• Pat Ament (born 1946), American rock climber
• Tom Ament (born 1937), American politician
• Vanessa Ament (born 1955), American Foley artist and author
• William Scott Ament (born 1851), controversial American missionary to China criticized by Mark Twain

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