Catkin Synonyms

kătkĭn
A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ament

Words Related to Catkin

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Catkin Sentence Examples

  • The catkin falls off in a mass, separating from the branch by an articulation.

  • The male flowers are in small clusters on the usually slender and pendent stalk, forming an interrupted catkin; the stamens vary in number, usually six to twelve.

  • In the catkin shown in longitudinal section in fig.

  • The catkin falls off entire, separating from the branch by an articulation.

  • Female flowers arranged, two to three together on scale-like structures formed by the union of bracts, in catkins; ovary two-celled; fruit small, flattened, protected between the ripened scales of the catkin.