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Definition of catkin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a willow

catkin

noun

catkin pronunciation English

ˈkætkɪn

catkin pronunciation American

ˈkætkɪn

a long thin hanging bunch, or short standing group, of soft flowers on the branches of trees such as the willow