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- Dictionarywillow/ˈwɪləʊ/
noun
- 1. a tree or shrub of temperate climates which typically has narrow leaves, bears catkins, and grows near water. Its pliant branches yield osiers for basketry, and the timber is traditionally used to make cricket bats.
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a tree that grows near water and has long, thin branches that hang down, or wood from this tree: Two children were sitting in the shade of a willow. All of our cricket bats are made of the finest willow. Zerbor/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deciduous trees. acacia. acer. ailanthus. alder. almond.
The willow is one of the four species associated with the Jewish festival of Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles, cited in Leviticus 23:40. Willow branches are used during the synagogue service on Hoshana Rabbah, the seventh day of Sukkot. In Buddhism, a willow branch is one of the chief attributes of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion.
WILLOW meaning: 1. a tree that grows near water and has long, thin branches that hang down, or wood from this tree…. Learn more.
The meaning of WILLOW is any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals.
A willow or a willow tree is a type of tree with long branches and long narrow leaves that grows near water.
1. any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, of the willow family, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. 2. the wood of any of these trees. 3. something, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
A willow is a tree with long, flexible branches and very small leaves. If you're looking for a picnic spot, the wide, green canopy of a willow provides great shade on a hot summer day.
Definition of willow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WILLOW (TREE) definition: a tree that usually grows near water and has long, thin branches that hang down. Learn more.
What does the noun willow mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun willow, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. willow has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
