catkin
catkin noun: a type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
Noun
catkin (plural catkins)
catkin meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
catkin in Tamil
- தொங்கிணர், இணர், துணர், துணரி, பூனைவால் போன்ற மஞ்சரி, பூங்கொத்து
catkin in Tagalog
- botany: a type of inflorescence
- laylaybulak
Synonyms of catkin
Forms of catkin
| plural | catkins |
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Origin of catkin
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.
Words formed from catkin
Questions about catkin
- What does catkin mean?
- Catkin means a type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
- What is catkin in Tamil?
- Catkin in Tamil is தொங்கிணர், இணர், துணர். See Catkin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is catkin?
- Catkin is a noun.
- What is the plural of catkin?
- The plural of catkin is catkins.
Words near catkin in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: catkin (page history and authors); catkin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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