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Catkin

Catkin Meaning & Definition
Catkin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catkin?

[n] a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

Synonyms | Synonyms for Catkin: ament

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See Also | inflorescence

Catkin In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat"kin\, n. [Cat + -kin.] (Bot.) 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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