catkin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch katteken (“catkin”, literally “little cat”). So named due to the resemblance of lengthier kinds to a kitten's tail, or, perhaps more probably, the fine fur found on some catkins (compare the pictures). Cognate with German Kätzchen, modern Dutch katje; compare French chaton (“kitten”; “catkin”). By surface analysis, cat + -kin.
Meanings
- A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catkins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (61)
it amento (botany: a type of inflorescence) · gl candea (botany: a type of inflorescence) · itl ӈә’лӈә’л (botany: a type of inflorescence) · is rekill (botany: a type of inflorescence) · mi huahae (botany: a type of inflorescence) · et urb (botany: a type of inflorescence) · fr iule (botany: a type of inflorescence) · el ανθήλη (botany: a type of inflorescence) · uk богсьок (botany: a type of inflorescence) · udm гуры (botany: a type of inflorescence) · pt amentilho (botany: a type of inflorescence) · da gæsling (botany: a type of inflorescence) · pt amento (botany: a type of inflorescence) · tyv анай-хаак (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ca ament (botany: a type of inflorescence) · nl katje (botany: a type of inflorescence) · tyv мочурга (botany: a type of inflorescence) · es amento (botany: a type of inflorescence) · nb gåsunge (botany: a type of inflorescence) · cmn 柔荑花序 (botany: a type of inflorescence) · eo amento (botany: a type of inflorescence) · vo maänt (botany: a type of inflorescence) · nb rakle (botany: a type of inflorescence) · da rakle (botany: a type of inflorescence) · fr chaton (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ru серёжка (botany: a type of inflorescence) · izh urpa (botany: a type of inflorescence) · la iulus (botany: a type of inflorescence) · nn gåsunge (botany: a type of inflorescence) · sv hänge (botany: a type of inflorescence) · nn rakle (botany: a type of inflorescence) · el ίουλος (botany: a type of inflorescence) · br bisig (botany: a type of inflorescence) · mhr йолва (botany: a type of inflorescence) · sl mačica (botany: a type of inflorescence) · hu barka (botany: a type of inflorescence) · mk реса (botany: a type of inflorescence) · sq gath (botany: a type of inflorescence) · pl bazia (botany: a type of inflorescence) · gd cluigean (botany: a type of inflorescence) · mhr алга (botany: a type of inflorescence) · tl laylaybulak (botany: a type of inflorescence) · gl amento (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ro mâțișor (botany: a type of inflorescence) · fi urpu (botany: a type of inflorescence) · uk котик (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ja 尾状花序 (botany: a type of inflorescence) · cs jehněda (botany: a type of inflorescence) · fi norkko (botany: a type of inflorescence) · eu gerba (botany: a type of inflorescence) · pl kotka (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ga caitín (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ro ament (botany: a type of inflorescence) · it gattino (botany: a type of inflorescence) · gd clòimh-chat (botany: a type of inflorescence) · uk сережка (botany: a type of inflorescence) · ko 버들강아지 (botany: a type of inflorescence) · de Kätzchen (botany: a type of inflorescence) · bg реса (botany: a type of inflorescence) · mrj ялава (botany: a type of inflorescence) · fi pajunkissa (botany: a type of inflorescence)