whitten

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noun

Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

whitten1

nounwhitten (plural whittens)

plural whittens

  1. Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.

Whitten2

proper nounWhitten (plural Whittens)

plural Whittens

Origin

whitten · noun

English, used in mid-16th century; variant of whiting.

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Whitten · proper noun

Variant of Whitton.

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Cite this entry
APA

whitten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitten

MLA

“whitten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitten.

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