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Definition of catkin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catkin

noun
 
/ˈkætkɪn/
 
/ˈkætkɪn/
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  1. a long thin hanging bunch, or short standing group, of soft flowers on the branches of trees such as the willow
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch katteken ‘kitten’.
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