Definitions for catkins

catkins cat·kin

Spelling: [kat-kin]
IPA: /ˈkæt kɪn/

Catkins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in catkins (aciknst).

Definitions for catkins

noun

  1. a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.

Origin of catkins

First recorded in 1570-80, catkin is from the Dutch word katteken little cat (now obsolete). See cat, -kin

Examples for catkins

Pollen which gave a 91% germination on the standard medium showed only 50% germination on this catkin extract.

Wood injury, catkin injury, and pistil injury will be treated separately.

Trees in the partially protected orchard fared somewhat better in regard to catkin injury than those in the more exposed orchard.

Not a single peach blossom survived but three filberts bloomed with only slightly more than the usual amount of catkin killing.

Some of these interesting dwarfs have only one catkin—willow bushes reduced to their lowest terms.

The Taylor every year sets a bunch of young nutlets, but I have never yet seen a catkin on it.

Fenellan, Mr. Pempton, Peridon and catkin, lunched and chatted.

catkin killing was very severe in both orchards and only those varieties which had a few live catkins are listed.

The female flowers are also in a sort of catkin, and four or five together.

Peridon and catkin, and Mr. Pempton took their usual places.

Word Value for catkins
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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