catkin

noun [C]

/ˈkæt.kɪn/

Definition

› a group of small flowers hanging like short pieces of string from the branches of particular trees in the spring: birch/willow/hazel catkinsFlowers and flowering plantsFlowers - general wordsFlowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants

(Definition of catkin noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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