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Catkin

noun

/ˈkæt.kɪn/

Meaning

a drooping, often tasseled cluster of small flowers found on willow and birch trees

The willow tree's catkins swayed gently in the spring breeze.

ament, flower cluster, tassel

individual flower, single blossom

willow catkin, birch catkin, hanging catkin

the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another; conflict or tension b...

Narrow path or obstruction, a place or situation where flow becomes slow.

The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

a limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction; the action of limiting something

A way of living focused on acquiring material possessions and wealth.

the action or state of moving or being moved apart; the division of something into constituent or di...