尾び状じょう花か

noun

catkin

Botanical term for a slim, cylindrical flower cluster with inconspicuous or no petals, typical of willows, birches, and oaks.

• 春はるになると、柳やなぎの尾び状じょう花かが風かぜに揺ゆれる。

  In spring, the willow catkins sway in the wind.