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  • 71willow — (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;… …

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  • 72willow — noun a tree or shrub of temperate climate which typically grows near water, has narrow leaves and pliant branches yielding osiers and wood, and bears catkins. [Genus Salix: many species.] Origin OE welig, of Gmc origin …

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  • 73willow — [ˈwɪləʊ] noun [C] a tree with long thin branches and narrow leaves that grows near water …

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  • 74willow myrtle — noun : an Australian shrub or tree (Agonis flexuosa) of the family Myrtaceae with willowlike leaves and showy white flowers in axillary heads …

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  • 75Old Man Willow — Tolkien s legendarium character Old Man Willow as depicted on the cover of 1991 Lord of the Rings Calendar by John Howe. Aliases The Great Willow, Old grey Willow man …

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  • 76pussy willow — noun 1. small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Salix discolor • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …

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  • 77silky willow — noun 1. North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying • Syn: ↑silver willow, ↑Salix alba sericea, ↑Salix sericea • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 78Down in the Willow Garden — also known as Rose Connelly Written by Unknown Original artist G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter Recorded by Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris, Charlie Monroe, Art Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kristin Hersh. Down in the… …

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  • 79sage willow — noun 1. willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath • Syn: ↑dwarf grey willow, ↑dwarf gray willow, ↑Salix tristis • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms …

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  • 80brittle willow — noun large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken • Syn: ↑crack willow, ↑snap willow, ↑Salix fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …

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