a catkin

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A type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar
catkin
{n} the calyx of certain plants like a thong
catkin
simple elongated, pendant, scaly spike, thread-like flower-cluster; found in oaks, hickories, willows, and poplars
catkin
An elongated flower cluster
catkin
spike or spike-like raceme of densely packed flowers or fruits
catkin
A drooping spike of small flowers characteristic of some deciduous trees Male catkins produce pollen; female catkins are pollinated and then develop into fruiting catkins which bear seeds A spike-like flower cluster that bears scaly bracts and petal-less, unisexual flowers
catkin
a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
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of Ament
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so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail
catkin
A tassel-like pendulous inflorescence bearing many unisexual flowers Oak, Birch, Willow, and Poplar are catkin-bearing
catkin
A cluster of long male flowers without petals (typical of the oaks, hickories, walnuts, birches, and other trees) that hangs from a twig in spring and serves to pollinate the separate female flowers
catkin
A spikelike flower cluster that bears scaly bracts and petalless, unisexual flowers
catkin
A pendulous inflorescence of simple, usually unisexual flowers
catkin
a scaly, generally drooping, spike-like inflorescence
catkin
A scaly-bracted spike of unisexual flowers
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
catkin
a thick spike of small male or female flowers without petals
catkin
A catkin is a long, thin, soft flower that hangs on some trees, for example birch trees and hazel trees. a long soft flower that hangs in groups from the branches of trees such as the willow (Early katteken ; because it looks like a cat's tail). Elongated cluster of single-sex flowers bearing scaly bracts and usually lacking petals. Many trees bear catkins, including willows, birches, and oaks. Wind carries pollen from male to female catkins or from male catkins to female flowers that take a different form (e.g., in spikes)
catkin
{i} long cylindrical cluster of small flowers without petals (found in willows, birches, and oaks, also called ament)
catkin
a flowering spike found in many woody plants; a cluster of flowers without petals, usually unisexual (either male or female, not both)
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a catkin
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