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单词 catkin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cat•kin /ˈkætkɪn/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Botanya spike of flowers with no petals, as on the willow.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cat•kin  (kat′kin),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Plant Biologya spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch. Also called ament. 
  • Dutch katteken little cat (now obsolete). See cat1, -kin
  • 1570–80;
cat•kin•ate  (kat′kə nāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catkin /ˈkætkɪn/ n
  1. an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from obsolete Dutch katteken kitten, identical in meaning with French chaton, German Kätzchen
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