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
catkin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- droop: Flowers in drooping, pale yellow catkins to 6cm long on the bare twigs.
- have: Female plants have shorter catkins, which are followed by small dark purple berries.
- produce: The cultivar " James Roof " is one of the best, producing very long catkins.
- see: There we saw the best catkins I had ever seen.
- bear: Several trees and shrubs commonly found along side canals bear catkins in the late winter and early spring time.
- erect: The pollen sheds Onto small erect female catkins on the same branch.
Adjective modifier
- hazel: In sheltered places hazel catkins seem to emerge earlier each year.
- male: Lambs ' tail shaped male catkins hang in clusters in spring.
- yellow: In early spring the buds break to reveal wonderful yellow catkins that light up the border.
- female: Male and female catkins are borne on separate plants and both provide winter interest.
- long: The flowers appear after the leaves, in late spring or early summer, and are arranged in long catkins of two kinds.
- golden: The gray leafed willow has golden catkins on the male tree and silver catkins on the female.
Preposition: on
- tree: There are catkins on the trees and the first snowdrops are pushing their leaves through the old grass.
Modifies a noun
- s: These started as female catkin s each scale of which held two dark brown seeds.
- S: There are separate male and female flowers but they both occur on the same catkin s when they appear in July.
Preposition: in
- winter: Several trees and shrubs commonly found along side canals bear catkins in the late winter and early spring time.
Noun used with modifier
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