单词	catkin
释义	catkin noun cat·​kin ˈkat-kən  : a spicate inflorescence (as of the willow, birch, or oak) bearing scaly bracts and unisexual usually apetalous flowers called also ament Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Pruning may help increase the size of catkins next year. oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2019 Small balls of gray catkin fluff blew on the wind, seedpods from poplars, which bloom all over Warsaw in the spring. Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 The oak catkins have elongated, however, on and off cooler temperatures and rain showers have helped to keep the tree count down. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 May 2018 The crispy things are the catkins of the live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Apr. 2018 The catkins contain the male flowers that shed pollen. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Apr. 2018 The catkins contain the male flowers that shed pollen. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Apr. 2018 The catkins contain the male flowers that shed pollen. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Apr. 2018 After the pollen is shed, the catkins drop from the tree. Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Apr. 2018 See More Word History Etymology from its resemblance to a cat's tail First Known Use 1578, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition catkin noun cat·​kin ˈkat-kən  : a flower cluster (as of the willow and birch) in which the flowers grow in close circular rows along a slender stalk
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