| 单词 | golden withy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden withy golden withy n. (a) golden willow, Salix alba var. vitellina; a stem of this; (b) English regional (chiefly Isle of Wight) bog myrtle, Myrica gale (now rare).Cf. golden osier n. ΚΠ 1835 J. Dennis Landscape Gardener 84 Some immediate provision for a shaded walk..may be accomplished the very first summer, by two rows of the golden withy meeting in an arch. 1848 Phytologist 3 847 This shrub [sc. Myrica gale] is called, in the Isle of Wight, Golden Withy, Sweet Withy, Golden Osier. 1927 W. R. Calvert Secret of Wild 116 The golden withies with which it was fashioned had come from the water-logged land that faced the marsh across the river. 1947 O. Percival Our Old-fashioned Flowers 164 Golden Withy, Myrica gale. 2013 N. Griffith Hild v. 90 And then Bán would go look and untangle the tall golden withies from one another so they would grow straight. < as lemmas |
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