Catkin
11catkin — noun A type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar …
12catkin — cat|kin [ˈkætkın] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early Dutch katteken kitten ; because it looks like a cat s tail] BrE a long soft flower that hangs in groups from the branches of trees such as the ↑willow …
13catkin — cat|kin [ kætkın ] noun count a long soft group of small flowers that hangs from the branches of WILLOWS and some other trees …
14catkin — cat·kin || kætkɪn n. long cylindrical cluster of small flowers without petals (found in willows, birches, and oaks, also called ament) …
15catkin — noun a downy, hanging, wind pollinated flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel. Origin C16: from obs. Du. katteken kitten …
16catkin — n. Ament, amentum, cat s tail …
17catkin — noun (C) especially BrE a soft flower that grows in long thin groups and hangs from the branches of trees such as the willow or birch 1 …
18catkin — cat·kin …
19catkin — cat•kin [[t]ˈkæt kɪn[/t]] n. bot a spike of unisexual flowers with scaly bracts and no petals, as on the willow or birch Also called ament Etymology: 1570–80; < D katteken little cat (now obs.) cat′kin•ate kəˌneɪt adj …
20catkin — /ˈkætkən/ (say katkuhn) noun Botany a spike like inflorescence consisting of unisexual flowers, as of the willow or birch; amentum. {Dutch katteken little cat} …
