catkin

单词音标

catkin音标[\'kætkin]

汉语翻译

n. 柔荑花序

【医】 ì荑花序

英语解释

名词 catkin:

a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

同义词：ament

详细解释

cat.kin

n.（名词）

A usually dense, cylindrical, often drooping cluster of unisexual, apetalous flowers found in willows, birches, and oaks.Also called ament

柔荑花序：柳树、桦树和橡树的常为浓密、呈圆形并成团落下的单性、无花瓣花朵也作 ament

来源：

From obsolete Dutch katteken [kitten] [diminutive of] katte [cat (from its resemblance to a kitten`s tail)]

源自 已废荷兰语 katteken [小猫] [] katte的小后缀 [猫（因其形似小猫的尾巴而命名）]

from Germanic *kattuz

源自 日耳曼语 *kattuz