CATKIN


Meaning of CATKIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kat-k ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: from its resemblance to a cat's tail

Date: 1578

: a spicate inflorescence (as of the willow, birch, or oak) bearing scaly bracts and unisexual usually apetalous flowers ― called also ament

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