Catkin

['kætkɪn]

解释:

(noun.) a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.

录入:皮埃尔--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow 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. of Ament.

编辑:梅尔维尔

同义词及近义词：

n. Ament, amentum, cat's-tail.

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解释:

See Cat.

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