willow bark

  • 1white willow bark — a preparation of the bark of various Salix species native to central and southern Europe and collectively known as white willow, containing salicin, a precursor of salicylic acid, to which it is converted metabolically; used as an… …

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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 flute — The willow flute, also known as sallow flute ( no. seljefløyte, sv. sälgflöjt or sälgpipa , fi. pitkähuilu or pajupilli ), is a Scandinavian folk flute, or whistle, consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger… …

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  • 4willow — A tree of the genus Salix; the bark of several species, especially S. fragilis, is a source of salicin. [A.S. welig] * * * Washington Information Looker upper Layered Over Windows * * * wil·low (wilґo) [A.S. welig] any plant of the genus Salix.… …

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  • 5Bark — Bark, also known as periderm, is the outermost layer of stems and roots of woody plants such as trees. It overlays the wood and consists of three layers, the cork or phellem, the phelloderm and the cork cambium or phellogen. Products used by… …

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  • 6bark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a tree ADJECTIVE ▪ rough ▪ tree ▪ birch, pine, willow, etc. VERB + BARK …

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  • 7Willow Tit — Taxobox name = Willow Tit status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Paridae genus = Poecile species = P. montanus binomial = Poecile montanus… …

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  • 8willow 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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  • 9Willow Emerald Damselfly — Taxobox name = Willow Emerald Damselfly regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Odonata subordo = Zygoptera familia = Lestidae genus = Chalcolestes species = C. viridis binomial = Chalcolestes viridis binomial authority =… …

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  • 10Willow oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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