• (n.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like. • (n.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.
Nu'ca·ment noun [ Latin nucamenta fir cones, from nux , nucis , a nut.] (Botany) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.