Any plant of the genus Salix, which consists of trees and shrubs of various sizes, widely distributed in temperate and cold regions, growing for the…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants cultivated or valued for their many uses > [noun] > trees or shrubs having many uses > willow (29) willowa750 Any plant of the genus Salix, which consists of trees and shrubs of various sizes, widely distributed in temperate and cold regions, growing for the… withy961 A willow of any species: sometimes spec. the osier willow, Salix viminalis. osierc1175 Any of several willows with tough pliant branches used in basketwork, esp. Salix viminalis; (also) a flexible branch of any of these willows. Also… withenc1230 A withy or willow. Also attributive or adj. withec1340 A willow. Now dialect. yolster1387 A variety of willow tree or osier; cf. gelster, n. willow-treec1425 = willow, n. 1; cf. also 1d, compounds 2e. osier tree1500 wailea1510 ? A willow. wrig1564 The willow-tree. spert1578 A species of willow or osier. seal1579 A willow. In Spenser: Willow twigs. siler1607 A species of willow or osier. palm-withy1609 = palm willow n. sallow withe1657 = sense 1. gelster1670 An osier (see yolster, n.). wilger1682 = willow, n. 1. osier willow1693 werg1707 (See quot. 1707.) weeping willow1731 A species of willow, Salix babylonica, a large tree, native of Eastern Asia, having long and slender pendulous branches, cultivated in Europe as… sollar1733 = sallow, n. salix1775 = willow, n. 1. red osier1807 (a) North American (more fully red osier dogwood) a shrubby dogwood with dark red shoots, Cornus stolonifera; †(b) the willow Salix× rubra (obsolete… mourning willow1813 the weeping willow, Salix babylonica. palm willow1869 any of several willows yielding sprigs used instead of palm branches (see sense 3a), esp. Salix caprea. fen-oak1886 (see quot.). bat-willow1907 a species of willow from which cricket bats are made. cricket bat willow1907 a variety of the white willow, Salix alba var. caerulea, frequently grown in Britain for its wood, which is used for making cricket bats; cf. bat-… sedge-willow1908 ? the osier. |
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