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cat·kin C0165700 (kăt′kĭn)n. A dense, cylindrical, often drooping cluster of unisexual apetalous flowers found especially in willows, birches, and oaks. Also called ament.
[From obsolete Dutch katteken, kitten, diminutive of katte, cat (from its resemblance to a kitten's tail), from Germanic *kattuz.]catkin (ˈkætkɪn) n (Botany) an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc. Also called: ament [C16: from obsolete Dutch katteken kitten, identical in meaning with French chaton, German Kätzchen]cat•kin (ˈkæt kɪn)
n. a spike of unisexual flowers with scaly bracts and no petals, as on the willow or birch. Also called ament. [1570–80; < Dutch katteken little cat (now obsolete)] cat′kin•ate` (-kəˌneɪt) adj. cat·kin (kăt′kĭn) A long, thin cluster of tiny, petalless flowers growing on willows, birches, oaks, poplars, and certain other trees. The flowers on a catkin are either all male or all female. See more at flower.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  catkin - a cylindrical spikelike inflorescenceamentinflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk |
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catkin an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc. catkin[′kat·kən] (botany) An indeterminate type of inflorescence that resembles a scaly spike and sometimes is pendant. catkin
catkin an INFLORESCENCE usually in the form of a pendulous spike of unisexual, much-reduced flowers, e.g. the male catkin of hazel, which produces pollen to be distributed by the wind.catkin
Synonyms for catkinnoun a cylindrical spikelike inflorescenceSynonymsRelated Words |