Catkin
['kætkɪn]
解釋/意思:
(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.
編輯:梅尔维尔
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Ament, amentum, cat's-tail.
爱德温錄入
解釋/意思:
See Cat.
黛安娜校對
例句/造句/用法:
- She picked up a twig of the catkin, piqued by Birkin's attention to it. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Ursula stood in front of the class, leading the children by questions to understand the structure and the meaning of the catkins. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- The desks were littered with catkins, hazel and willow, which the children had been sketching. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- She stood in shadow in front of the class, with catkins in her hand, and she leaned towards the children, absorbed in the passion of instruction. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
校對:谢尔比