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 Definitions of catkin  [ˈkæt kɪn]  

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Definition of 'catkin' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) catkin
a spike of unisexual flowers with scaly bracts and no petals, as on the willow or birch.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < D katteken little cat (now obs.))

Definition of 'catkin' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) catkin, ament
a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence


Definition of 'catkin' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) catkin
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



'catkin' - Nearby Entries  

cationic  catjang pea  catkin  catkinate  catling  catmint  catnap  



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