pussy-willow
41willow tree — noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix • Syn: ↑willow • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑osier, ↑white willow, ↑Huntingdon willow, ↑ …
42pussy — {{11}}pussy (1) cat, 1726, dim. of PUSS (Cf. puss) (1), also used of a rabbit (1715). As a term of endearment for a girl or woman, from 1580s (also used of effeminate men). Pussy willow is from 1869, on notion of soft and furry. {{12}}pussy (2)… …
43willow — /ˈwɪloʊ / (say wiloh) noun 1. any of the trees or shrubs constituting the genus Salix, many species of which have tough, pliable twigs or branches which are used for wickerwork, etc. See weeping willow, basket willow, pussy willow. 2. → native… …
44pussy — I. noun (plural pussies) Etymology: 1puss Date: 1726 1. cat 2. a catkin of the pussy willow II. noun (plural pussies) Etymology: perhaps of Low German o …
45pussy — n. (pl. ies) 1 (also pussy cat) colloq. a cat. 2 coarse sl. the vulva. Usage: Usually considered a taboo use. Phrases and idioms: pussy willow any of various willows, esp. Salix discolor, with furry catkins …
46glaucous willow — Pussy Pussy, n. [Dim. of puss.] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. [1913 Webster] 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. [1913 Webster] 3. The game of tipcat; also called {pussy cat}. [1913 Webster] {Pussy willow} (Bot.), any… …
47swamp willow — Pussy Pussy, n. [Dim. of puss.] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. [1913 Webster] 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. [1913 Webster] 3. The game of tipcat; also called {pussy cat}. [1913 Webster] {Pussy willow} (Bot.), any… …
48Almond willow — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… …
49Weeping willow — Willow Wil low, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as… …
50willow — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of willows include: white, crack, osier, drooping, black, peach leaved, pussy, shining, beaked, sandbar, autumn, broad leaved, furry, silky, hoary, prairie, gray, red, yellow, arroyo, velvet, weeping, bay, goat, basket;… …
