Long, bright, yellow worm-like chains hanging from the trees. The word ‘catkin’ comes from the Dutch for kitten, because of the fluffy, ‘kitten tail’ quality they have. They are also known as lambs’ tails, and I suppose there is a similarity to a hanging, slighting dirty lamb’s...
For example, in apples, which are fleshy fruits of pome type, the endocarp is not so hard, but it has a leathery structure, that is to say, like leather or parchment. Sometimes, as in the case of oranges, the fruits are hesperidiums and they are different because a fleshy matter ...