Definition of Catken
Cat"kin (?), n. [Cat + -
kin.] (Bot.) An ament; a species of
inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual
apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar,
and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory,
etc. -- so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See
Illust. of Ament.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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