slender willow

  • 1willow herb — n. 1. any of a genus (Epilobium) of perennial plants of the evening primrose family, with narrow leaves, whitish or purple flowers, and slender pods filled with plumed seeds, as the fireweed 2. purple loosestrife: see LOOSESTRIFE (n. 2) …

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  • 2Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis …

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  • 3willow oak — an oak, Quercus phellos, of the southwestern U.S., having entire, narrow leaves, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in the construction of buildings. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ Quercus phellos       any of several species of North American ornamental …

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  • 4Slender Pug — Taxobox name = Slender Pug regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Geometridae genus = Eupithecia species = E. tenuiata binomial = Eupithecia tenuiata binomial authority = Hübner, 1813The Slender Pug… …

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  • 5willow shoot — noun 1. : a shoot or branch of a willow 2. : one of the abnormal slender willowlike shoots produced by peach trees affected with yellows compare peach yellows …

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  • 6prairie willow — noun slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America • Syn: ↑Salix humilis • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix * * * noun …

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  • 7Weeping willow — Weep ing wil low (Bot.) a tree ({Salix babylonica}) of the willow family with slender leaves, native to China, whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down almost perpendicularly. It grows best where soil is moist, as by the banks of… …

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  • 8Babylonian weeping willow — noun willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑weeping willow, ↑Salix babylonica • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …

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  • 9weeping willow — noun willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑Babylonian weeping willow, ↑Salix babylonica • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix …

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  • 10weeping willow — noun Date: 1621 an Asian willow (Salix babylonica) introduced into North America that has slender pendent branches …

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