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Showing words for CATKIN using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Catkin
antick, catkin
5 Letter Words for Catkin
actin, antic, inact, takin, tinca
4 Letter Words for Catkin
aint, akin, anti, cain, cank, cant, ikan, ikat, inca, inta, kain, kant, kati, kina, knit, naik, nick, tack, tain, taki, tank, tick, tika, tinc, tink
3 Letter Words for Catkin
ack, act, aik, ain, ait, anc, ant, cai, can, cat, cia, cit, ctn, ick, inc, ink, int, ita, kai, kan, kat, kin, kit, nak, nat, nit, tai, tak, tan, tck, tic, tin
Definitions for Catkin
[1] a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
[2] an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc Also called: ament
Words nearby Catkin
catiline, cation, cation exchange, cation-exchange resin, cationic detergent, catkin, catlike, catlin, catling, catmint, catnap
Origin of Catkin
First recorded in 1570–80, catkin is from the Dutch word katteken little cat (now obsolete). See cat, -kin
Other words from Catkin
cat·kin·ate [kat -kuh -neyt] /ˈkæt kəˌneɪt/ , adjective
Word origin for Catkin
C16: from obsolete Dutch katteken kitten, identical in meaning with French chaton, German Kätzchen