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# catkin

noun (catkin, catkins)

«catkin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long, thin, soft hanging cluster of tiny flowers on trees such as willow, hazel and birch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons in spring, children find catkins on hazel and willow trees; they spread pollen on the wind. Pussy willow catkins are soft and furry like a cat's paw.

### Examples

- The hazel tree is covered in yellow catkins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x1)
- Catkins release pollen in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x2)
- Pussy willow catkins feel soft and furry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x3)
- We collected catkins on our spring walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x4)
- Catkins are a sign that spring is coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x5)
- Birch catkins hang like little tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Catkins are flowers, though they do not look like usual flowers. They can cause hay fever because of the pollen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «catkin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catkin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«catkin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/catkin.html) on Mova free.