noun🔗ShareChatonA type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar."During our nature walk, the students observed long, fuzzy catkins hanging from the birch trees, learning that these structures were actually clusters of tiny, petal-less flowers. "Lors de notre promenade dans la nature, les élèves ont observé de longs chatons duveteux suspendus aux bouleaux, apprenant que ces structures étaient en fait des grappes de minuscules fleurs sans pétales.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading