catkin
catkin definition
cat·kin (kat′kin)
noun
a drooping, deciduous, scaly spike of unisexual flowers without petals, as on poplars, walnuts, and birches; ament
Etymology: Du katteken, dim. of katte, cat: from resemblance to a cat's tail
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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