catkin

• Tennyson speaks of “Native hazels tassel-hung.” The female bloom, which is the immediate precursor of the nut itself, is a pretty little pink star, which can be found on the same branch as the catkin but is much less conspicuous; and both are a very welcome sight, as almost the earliest hint of spring. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
• Like the majority of catkin, she had a natural reluctance to go near the water, and though she bathed without a problem—thank the gods—she had only learned to swim through the insistence of the OIA. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 1] - Witchling
• The correct spelling of "catkin," defined as a cluster of willow tree blossoms, produced a gasp from the audience.
• A. Pussy willows 'buds form the previous fall and open during February and early March to reveal their delightful petal-less, fuzzy silver "catkin" flowers. —  The Taunton Gazette Home RSS
• Bifurcated male catkin, Cedrus Libani 61 26. —  Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants

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