An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slenderaxis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in thewillow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut,oak, hickory, etc.-- so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. ofAment.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/6750/catkinRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 03:47:09 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 19:01:11 GMT60A flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel. Catkins are typically downy, pendulous, composed of flowers of a single sex, and wind-pollinated.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271443https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271443Sat, 29 May 2021 03:34:02 GMTA downy, hanging flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel, pollinated by the wind.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271442https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271442Wed, 21 Oct 2020 23:55:03 GMTa group of small flowers hanging like short pieces of string from the branches of particular trees in the spring:

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271439https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/271439Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:24:03 GMTCreated by innovatively lazy people, catkins are the result of eating something messy and realizing that you don’t have a napkin nearby, but you do have a cat.

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