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Definition of "catkin" [cat•kin]

  • A usually dense, cylindrical, often drooping cluster of unisexual apetalous flowers found in willows, birches, and oaks. Also called ament1. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "catkin" in a sentence
  • "Catten or catkin is the term I like for the felines at that age."
  • "The male flower, called a catkin, looks like a full-blown erection."
  • "The correct spelling of "catkin," defined as a cluster of willow tree blossoms, produced a gasp from the audience."