catkin

/ˈkætkɪn/

Meanings

noun

柔荑花序，葇荑花序

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

Examples :

"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. "

在我们的自然漫步中，学生们观察到白桦树上垂挂着长长的、毛茸茸的柔荑花序，并了解到这些结构实际上是由一簇簇微小的、没有花瓣的花朵组成的。

Related Words

flowers noun

/ˈflaʊ.əz/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/

花朵，花卉

"The garden was full of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies with their bright colors and sweet smell. "

花园里开满了鲜艳的花朵，它们用明亮的色彩和甜美的香味吸引着蜜蜂和蝴蝶。（花园里充满了花卉，它们用明亮的色彩和甜美的香味吸引着蜜蜂和蝴蝶。）

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

learning verb

/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈlɝnɪŋ/

学习，习得

"My sister is learning to play the guitar. "

我妹妹正在学习弹吉他。

inflorescence noun

/ˌɪnflɔːˈɹɛsəns/

花序，花簇。

"The lilac bush in our backyard is covered in a beautiful purple inflorescence this spring. "

今年春天，我家后院的丁香灌木上开满了美丽的紫色花序。

observed verb

/əbˈzɜːvd/ /əbˈzɝvd/

观察，观测，注意到

"From this vantage point we can observe the behavior of the animals in their natural habitat."

从这个有利位置，我们可以仔细观察动物们在自然栖息地中的行为。

clusters noun

/ˈklʌstəz/ /ˈklʌstɚz/

群，组，簇。

"A cluster of flowers grew in the pot."

花盆里长着一簇花。

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

包括，组成。

"The project consists of three main parts. "

这个项目包括三个主要部分。

unisexual noun

/ˌjuːnɪˈsekʃuəl/ /ˌjuːnɪˈsɛkʃuəl/

单性生物

"In this all-female lizard population, each individual is a unisexual. "

在这个全雌性蜥蜴种群中，每一只蜥蜴都是单性生物。

apetalous adjective

/eɪˈpɛtələs/ /əˈpɛtələs/

无花瓣的，没有花瓣的

"The grass flowers are apetalous, relying on wind for pollination rather than attracting insects with colorful petals. "

草的花是无花瓣的，它们靠风力传播花粉，而不是像其他花一样用鲜艳的花瓣来吸引昆虫。

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上，事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。

structures noun

/ˈstrʌktʃərz/

结构，构造，体系

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的结构精巧的鸟巢。

catkins noun

/ˈkætkɪnz/

柔荑花序，花穗。

"The willow tree outside the schoolyard had many catkins hanging from its branches in the spring. "

春天的时候，学校操场外的柳树枝条上挂满了毛茸茸的柔荑花序。