Catkin

Origin

From Middle Dutch katteken ("catkin", literally little cat), equivalent to cat + -kin. Compare German Kätzchen.

Full definition of catkin

Noun

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

Coordinate terms

• raceme
• spike