How to Use catkin in a Sentence
catkin
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Male catkins develop pollen which drifts on the wind to pollinate female flowers.
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Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The female parts of evergreens are called the cones, while the male parts of the tree are called catkins, which look like smaller bundled cones.
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Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The plant produces delicious hazelnuts encased in leafy husks, with male catkins that appear in late winter and early spring.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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As the wind blows, pollen from these catkins is carried through the air, hoping to reach female flowers on other oaks and ensure the next generation of trees.
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Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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This native deciduous shrub or small tree produces fuzzy, serrated leaves and yellow male catkins in the spring, and tiny bright female flowers in late winter to early spring before the leaves form.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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