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red osier

A North American shrub (Cornus sericea) often growing in dense clumps and having red branches, white flowers, and bluish-white drupes.

red osier

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several willow trees that have red twigs used for basketwork

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Noun	1.	red osier - common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers American dogwood, Cornus stolonifera, red osier dogwood, redbrush, red dogwood cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree - a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
	2.	red osier - Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin basket willow, purple osier, purple willow, red willow, Salix purpurea 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

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