Definition of catkin Catkin

cat•kin

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Noun Plural: catkins
catkin - a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
		ament
		inflorescence the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

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catkin (Noun)
A type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

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catkin (n.)
An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc. -- so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. of Ament.

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catkin
A type of inflorescence arranged in a cylindrical cluster.

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catkin, noun, singular of catkins.

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