Catkin: nm A catkin is a cylindrical deciduous inflorescence of unisexual (sub-) sessile flowers with no perigone or shortly pedicellate, inserted singly or in small groups in the axils of scales, characteristic of many trees.
Examples: inflorescences of birch, beech, walnut, hazel, willow.
This flexible inflorescence is generally pendulous, characteristic of certain trees belonging to the families Salicaceae, Fagaceae, Betulaceae,...
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