n. [ L. nucamenta fir cones, fr. nux, nucis, a nut. ] (Bot.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Nucament. ] (Bot.) Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [ Written also nucumentaceous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]