catkin

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Έννοιες

ίουλος

ανθήλη

είδος ταξιανθίας

χνοώδες άνθος

Συνώνυμα

ament

amentum

bunch

cluster

pussy

😺

tag

willow catkin

Μεταφράσεις

amento

Kätzchen

chaton

amento

👂

gattino

iule

candelilla

ament

katje

Weidenkätzchen

amentum

iulus

الصّفصاف

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: Kätzchen

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: 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.