catkin

Significat (Anglès)

A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

Conceptes

ament

gatell

Sinònims

ament

amentum

bunch

cluster

pussy

😺

tag

willow catkin

Traduccions

amento

Kätzchen

chaton

amento

👂

gattino

iule

candelilla

katje

ίουλος

Weidenkätzchen

ανθήλη

iulus

amentum

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alemany: Kätzchen

Cognat amb neerlandès: katje

In summary

From Middle Dutch katteken (“catkin”, literally “little cat”). 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). Cognate with German Kätzchen, modern Dutch katje. By surface analysis, cat + -kin.