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catkin

n.柔荑花(如柳絮等)

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catkin为短语/超纲词汇

catkin


/'kætkɪn; `kætkɪn/
n tuft of soft downy flowers hanging from the twigs of such trees as willows or birches 柔荑花序(垂于柳树或桦树枝头的软毛花穗), 柳絮.

catkin


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early Dutch katteken 'kitten'; because it looks like a cat's tail]
BrE a long soft flower that hangs in groups from the branches of trees such as the willow