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catkin
English
Etymology
From Middle Dutch katteken (“catkin”, literally “little cat”), equivalent to cat +? -kin. 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, respectively). Cognate with German Kätzchen, modern Dutch katje.
Noun
catkin (plural catkins)
- (botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
Synonyms
- ament
- amentum
Coordinate terms
- raceme
- spike
Translations
Anagrams
- antick, natick
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catkind
English
Etymology
cat +? -kind
Noun
catkind (uncountable)
- All cats, considered as a group.
- 1978, Francelia Butler (ed.), Children's literature, Volume 7
- What Eliot had in mind by writing "Growltiger's Last Stand" is difficult to say unless it was to present catkind in one of its most deplorable states.
- 1978, Francelia Butler (ed.), Children's literature, Volume 7
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