Willow

Wil·low  (wl)

A town of southern Alaska north of Anchorage. It was once proposed as a new state capital because of its central location. Population: 1,650.

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wil·low  (wl)

n.

1.

a. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Salix, having usually narrow leaves, unisexual flowers borne in catkins, and strong lightweight wood.

b. The wood of any of these trees.

2. Something, such as a cricket bat, that is made from willow.

3. A textile machine consisting of a spiked drum revolving inside a chamber fitted internally with spikes, used to open and clean unprocessed cotton or wool.

tr.v. wil·lowed, wil·low·ing, wil·lows

To open and clean (textile fibers) with a willow.

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[Middle English wilowe, from Old English welig; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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willow [ˈwɪləʊ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of numerous salicaceous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix, such as the weeping willow and osiers of N temperate regions, which have graceful flexible branches, flowers in catkins, and feathery seeds

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the whitish wood of certain of these trees

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (Team Sports / Cricket) (Team Sports / Baseball) something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres

[Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek helikē willow, helix twisted]

willowish , willow-like adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	willow - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix willow tree 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 pussy willow, Salix discolor - 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, silky willow, Sitka willow - small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willow, Salix tristis - willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath bearberry willow, Salix uva-ursi - dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	willow - a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers textile machine - a machine for making textiles

Translations

willow [ˈwɪləʊ]

A. N (also willow tree) → sauce m

B. CPD willow pattern N dibujos de aspecto chinesco para la cerámica
see also willow-pattern willow warbler N → mosquitero m musical

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willow [ˈwɪləʊ] n → saule m

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willow

n (also willow tree) → Weide f, → Weidenbaum m; (= wood) → Weidenholz nt; (= twigs) → Weidenruten or -gerten pl

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willow [ˈwɪləʊ] n (also willow tree) → salice m
white willow → salice bianco

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willow [ˈwɪləʊ] n (also willow tree) → salice m
white willow → salice bianco

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willow

n willow [ˈwiləu]

a type of tree with long, slender branches. wilge صَفْصاف върба vrba piletræ die Weide ιτιά sauce paju درخت بید paju saule עֲרָבָה बेदमजनूं vrba fűz(fa) pohon willow víðir, pílviður salice 柳 버드나무 gluosnis vītols pokok willow wilg pil(etre) wierzba salgueiro salcie ива vŕba vrba vrba pil ต้นวิลโลว์ söğüt (ağacı) 柳樹 верба بید کا درخت cây liễu 柳树

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Willow → شجرة الصِفْصَاف vrba piletræ Weide ιτιά sauce paju saule vrba salice ヤナギ 버드나무 wilg piletre wierzba salgueiro ива pil ต้นวิลโลว์ปลูกใกล้น้ำ söğüt cây liễu 柳树