Definition of willow Willow
/wɪˈlowˌ/ - [wilow] - wil•low
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| willow - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix | ||
| willow tree | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| genus salix, salix a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows | ||
| osier any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture | ||
| huntingdon willow, salix alba, white willow large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark | ||
| salix alba sericea, salix sericea, silver willow, silky willow North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying | ||
| cricket-bat willow, salix alba caerulea Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches | ||
| arctic willow, salix arctica low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America | ||
| babylonian weeping willow, salix babylonica, weeping willow willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental | ||
| salix blanda, salix pendulina, salix pendulina blanda, wisconsin weeping willow hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit | ||
| salix discolor, pussy willow small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves | ||
| sallow any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal | ||
| almond-leaves willow, peach-leaved willow, peachleaf willow, salix amygdaloides willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees | ||
| hoary willow, salix candida, sage willow North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves | ||
| brittle willow, crack willow, salix fragilis, snap willow large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken | ||
| prairie willow, salix humilis slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America | ||
| dwarf willow, salix herbacea widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves | ||
| gray willow, grey willow, salix cinerea Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs | ||
| arroyo willow, salix lasiolepis shrubby willow of the western United States | ||
| salix lucida, shining willow common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves | ||
| black willow, salix nigra, swamp willow North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes | ||
| bay willow, laurel willow, salix pentandra European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States | ||
| balsam willow, salix pyrifolia small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed | ||
| creeping willow, salix repens small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated | ||
| salix sitchensis, sitka willow, silky willow small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) | ||
| dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, salix tristis, sage willow willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath | ||
| willow - a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- willow (Noun)
Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. - willow (Noun)
A cricket bat . - willow (Noun)
The baseball bat . - willow (Noun)
A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads. - willow (Verb)
To open and cleanse cotton, flax, wool, etc. by means of a willow.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- willow (n.)
Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow. - willow (n.)
A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil. - willow (v. t.)
To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow, n., 2.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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willow
Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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willow
Poor, and of no reputation. To wear the willow; to be abandoned by a lover or mistress.
Wikipedia 
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Willows are a family of trees and shrubs which have many differences in size and type of growth, but are very much alike in other respects. There are about 350 species of this plant in all the world, usually found on moist soils in cooler zones in the Northern Hemisphere. Many hybrids are known, both naturally occurring and in cultivation, because willows are very fertile between their own species.
Some smaller species may also be known by the common names "osier" and "sallow"; the last name comes from the same word as the Latin "salix".
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