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catkin
catkin A type of flowering shoot (see racemose inflorescence) in which the axis, which is often long, bears many small stalkless unisexual flowers. Usually the male catkins hang down from the stem; the female catkins are shorter and often erect. Examples include birch and hazel. Most plants with catkins are adapted for wind pollination, the male flowers producing large quantities of pollen; willows are an exception, having nectar-secreting flowers and being pollinated by insects.
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"catkin." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "catkin." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-catkin.html "catkin." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-catkin.html |
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cat·kin / ˈkatkin/ • n. a flowering spike of trees such as willow and hazel. Catkins are typically downy, pendulous, composed of flowers of a single sex, and wind-pollinated. |
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"catkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "catkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-catkin.html "catkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-catkin.html |
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catkin XVI. — Du. †katteken lit. kitten, dim. of katte CAT.
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T. F. HOAD. "catkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "catkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-catkin.html T. F. HOAD. "catkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-catkin.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "catkin." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "catkin." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-catkin.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "catkin." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-catkin.html |
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catkin
•grimalkin • lambkin • napkin • gaskin
•lambskin • catkin
•Larkin, parkin
•calfskin • sharkskin • welkin
•Potemkin • Jenkin • redskin
•bearskin • snakeskin • Deakin
•sealskin • sheepskin • chicken
•limpkin • pipkin
•griskin, siskin
•pigskin • spillikin • ramekin
•manikin, mannequin, pannikin
•minikin • larrikin • Zworykin
•wineskin • bodkin • Hodgkin
•Donkin
•Algonquin, Tonkin
•Hopkin
•Kropotkin, Watkin
•walk-in • foreskin • doeskin
•moleskin • goatskin • oilskin
•coonskin • wolfskin • Pushkin
•bumpkin, pumpkin
•buskin, Ruskin
•buckskin • deerskin • baldachin
•manakin
•firkin, gherkin, jerkin, merkin, Perkin
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"catkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "catkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-catkin.html "catkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-catkin.html |
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