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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Early Dutch katteken 'kitten'; because it looks like a cat's tail

catkin

 noun
     
Related topics: Plants
cat‧kin [countable]
British EnglishHBP a long soft flower that hangs in groups from the branches of trees such as the willow
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