A name given to the catkin, inflorescence, or seed of various plants. The downy catkin of the willow, pine, oak, hazel, etc. Obsolete or dialect.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [noun] > of particular type, shape, or arrangement > catkin(s) or unisexual in florescence (17) chatc1400 A name given to the catkin, inflorescence, or seed of various plants. The downy catkin of the willow, pine, oak, hazel, etc. Obsolete or dialect. tappette1561 A catkin. catkin1578 A unisexual inflorescence, consisting of rows of apetalous flowers ranged in circles along a slender stalk; the whole forming a cylindrical… chaton1578 A catkin. kitekin1578 = catkin, n. taglet1578 A small tag: spec. (a) a tendril; (b) a catkin. tag1597 A catkin of a tree. rare. cat's tail1611 A catkin. nucament1633 A catkin or amentum. tassel1646 Anything resembling or suggesting a tassel. In a tree or plant, a pendent catkin, blossom, flower, or bud; spec. the staminate (terminal)… catling1665 = catkin, n. (But possibly a misprint.) Obsolete. iulus1668 A catkin. Obsolete. amentum1720 A catkin; = ament, n.1 2. In early use also: †any of various types of inflorescence thought to resemble a catkin, esp. a strobilus (cone) (obsolete). jul1725 A catkin. ament1783 Botany. A catkin or (in early use) catkin-like inflorescence. Cf. amentum, n. pussycat1850 A willow or hazel catkin. Cf. pussy, n. 5a. Now English regional. lamb's tails1882 the catkins of the hazel, Corylus Avellana. |
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