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Catkin vs Catkinlike - What's the difference?

catkin | catkinlike |

As a noun catkin

is a type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

As an adjective catkinlike is

resembling or characteristic of a catkin.

catkin

English

(wikipedia catkin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

    • Coordinate terms

    * raceme * spike

    catkinlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a catkin.
  • * 2009 , Armen Takhtajan, Flowering plants (page xvii)
    • Such are, for example, the catkinlike inflorescences of Betulaceae, which are so similar to aments of Salix .