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