Get to know Catkin better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ament or inflorescence.
Catkin meaning
A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
Synonyms of Catkin
Using Catkin
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
- Useful related words include: ament, inflorescence.
Context around Catkin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Catkin
- In this selection, "catkin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include catkin like cymes and tails each catkin is up. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "catkin" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with catkin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Catkin -like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. citation Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to green or gold. (31 words)
Once commonly known as lambs’ tails, each catkin is up to 8cm long and is loaded with tiny grains of pale yellow pollen, which can be carried great distances by the breeze. (32 words)
Once commonly known as lambs’ tails, each catkin is up to 8cm long and is loaded with tiny grains of pale yellow pollen, which can be carried great distances by the breeze. (32 words)
Catkin -like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. citation Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to green or gold. (31 words)
Example sentences (2)
Once commonly known as lambs’ tails, each catkin is up to 8cm long and is loaded with tiny grains of pale yellow pollen, which can be carried great distances by the breeze.
Catkin -like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. citation Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to green or gold.