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Definition of catkin in English: catkinnoun ˈkatkɪnˈkætkən A downy, hanging flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel, pollinated by the wind. Example sentencesExamples - They also eat fruits, berries, twigs, leaves, catkins, and seeds.
- In winter, they are most readily observed feeding in trees with catkins, such as birch and alder.
- Some varieties shed pollen from the male catkins before the female flowers are receptive, and so require pollen from another variety with a later pollen maturation date.
- Live oaks produce male flowers called catkins that bloom in hanging clusters.
- Pin oaks produce drooping wind-pollinated male flowers called catkins; the female flowers come in groups of one to three just as the leaves begin to unfold.
Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete Dutch katteken 'kitten'. Definition of catkin in US English: catkinnounˈkatkənˈkætkən A flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel. Catkins are typically downy, pendulous, composed of flowers of a single sex, and wind-pollinated. Example sentencesExamples - Pin oaks produce drooping wind-pollinated male flowers called catkins; the female flowers come in groups of one to three just as the leaves begin to unfold.
- Some varieties shed pollen from the male catkins before the female flowers are receptive, and so require pollen from another variety with a later pollen maturation date.
- They also eat fruits, berries, twigs, leaves, catkins, and seeds.
- In winter, they are most readily observed feeding in trees with catkins, such as birch and alder.
- Live oaks produce male flowers called catkins that bloom in hanging clusters.
Origin Late 16th century: from obsolete Dutch katteken ‘kitten’. |