catkin

Significado (Inglés)

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

Conceptos

amento

candelilla

flor del sauce

Sinónimos

ament

amentum

bunch

cluster

pussy

😺

tag

willow catkin

Traducciones

chaton

Kätzchen

amento

👂

gattino

iule

ament

ίουλος

katje

ανθήλη

Weidenkätzchen

amentum

iulus

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Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con alemán: Kätzchen

Cognado con neerlandés: 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.