Associations to the word «Catkin»

Pictures for the word «Catkin»

Wiktionary

CATKIN, noun. (botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

Dictionary definition

CATKIN, noun. A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke