A small or diminutive catkin or ament; a tiny, reduced flower cluster.
From Latin 'amentum' (catkin) + '-ula' (diminutive suffix), creating a term for small or underdeveloped ament structures.
Latin diminutive suffixes like '-ula' create adorable scientific names—'amentula' literally means 'little catkin,' showing how botanists could be poetic about tiny plant parts.
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