How to Use catkin in a Sentence
catkin
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Moss paused to watch, as an oak catkin blew down and nestled in his hair.
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Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2026
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Like deer, which are also browsers, grouse eat the foliage of woody plants, twigs, catkins (flowers) and buds.
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Tom Huggler,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2026
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Keep in mind that certain fruits and catkins are simply not available during the hunting season.
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Tom Huggler,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2026
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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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Wisconsin grouse opted first for quaking aspen buds, hazelnut catkins and white clover leaves, then turned their attention to wild cherries and blackberries.
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Tom Huggler,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 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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