Catkin
21catkin — n. a spike of usu. downy or silky male or female flowers hanging from a willow, hazel, etc. Etymology: obs. Du. katteken kitten …
22Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis …
23The Mistmantle Chronicles — US Urchin of the Riding Stars cover. The Mistmantle Chronicles, by M. I. McAllister, are a series of books about anthropomorphic animals which feature the life of a pale, honey colored Eurasian red squirrel named Urchin. The first book in The… …
24angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
25Nemoria arizonaria — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Inse …
26Circular definition — A circular definition is one that uses the term(s) being defined as a part of the definition or assumes a prior understanding of the term being defined. Either the audience must already know the meaning of the key term(s), or the definition is… …
27Oak artichoke gall — Oak artichoke galls, Oak hop galls, Larch cone galls or Hop strobileDarlington, Arnold (1975) The Pocket Encyclopaedia of Plant Galls in Colour. Pub. Blandford Press. Poole. ISBN 0 7137 0748 8. P. 156.] …
28Andricus fecundator — Mature galls on pedunculate oak …
29catkinate — adjective resembling a catkin • Pertains to noun: ↑catkin * * * adjective see catkin …
30-kin — suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin). Etymology: from or after MDu. kijn, ken, OHG chin * * * suffix forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin Origin: from Middle Dutch kijn, ken, Middle Low German kīn …
