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cat·kin
/ˈkætkən/
柔荑花,(如柳絮等)
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cat·kin
n.
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
catkin
n
:
a
cylindrical
spikelike
inflorescence
[
syn
:
ament
]
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