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catkinlike

catkinlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a catkin.

Adjective

catkinlike (comparative more catkinlike, superlative most catkinlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a catkin.
    • Such are, for example, the catkinlike inflorescences of Betulaceae, which are so similar to aments of Salix.2009, Armen Takhtajan, Flowering plants, page xvii

Forms of catkinlike

comparativemore catkinlike
superlativemost catkinlike

Origin of catkinlike

From catkin + -like.

Questions about catkinlike

What does catkinlike mean?
Catkinlike means resembling or characteristic of a catkin.
What part of speech is catkinlike?
Catkinlike is an adjective.

Words near catkinlike in the dictionary

  1. cativos
  2. catjang
  3. catjangs
  4. catkin
  5. catkind
  6. catkinlike
  7. catkins
  8. CATL
  9. catlap
  10. Catledge
  11. Catledges

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