catkin
A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
A kind of
- inflorescence
Related words
- catkinlike
Word history
From Middle Dutch "katteken".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “catkin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.