noun
- a drooping cluster of small flowers without petals, typically found on trees like willows, birches, and oaks
Usage: botany
Examples
- The willow tree’s yellow catkins appeared in early spring.
- Birch catkins hung like tiny tassels from the branches.
- Oak catkins release pollen that often triggers allergies.
- The hazel bush produced long, dangling catkins.
- Wind scattered pollen from the alder catkins across the yard.
- Catkins are an important early food source for bees.