(a) any of several willows (genus Salix) having reddish wood or bark, esp. the polished willow, S. laevigata, of the western United States, and S. fra…

Any willow (genus Salix) that typically grows close to water, as (in Europe) the osier, S. viminalis, and white willow, S. alba, and (in North…

a small Eurasian willow tree, Salix caprea (family Salicaceae); = goat willow n. at compounds 3a.

Any of several willows susceptible to gall midges which cause a rosette of leaves to form at the tips of the branches; esp. the purple willow, S. pur…

(a) = sweet-bay willow n. (see willow, n.); (b) = sweet-gale, n.

(a) any of several European or Eurasian willows (genus Salix), esp. the almond-leaved willow, S. triandra (now rare); (b) any of several…

A species of willow or osier.

= palm willow n.

Perhaps a dialect form of sallow-withe; see sallow, n. compounds 2.

A name for the white willow (Salix alba): also swallowtail willow, swallow-tailed willow (see swallow-tailed willow n. at swallow-tailed, adj. 2b).

Salix pentandra.

any of various willows with dark-coloured bark, esp. Salix nigra, found on riverbanks and swampy ground in eastern North America.

A name for Salix fragilis, a species of willow with brittle branches.

any of several willows with greyish leaves or down; esp. Salix cinerea, a Eurasian shrub or small tree with oval leaves.

= water willow, n. 1.

either of two willow trees with leaves which resemble those of the almond, the shrubby Eurasian willow Salix triandra, used in basketry (more fully…

= swallowtail, n. 3.

the pussy-willow, Salix discolor.

(a) golden willow, Salix alba var. vitellina; (b) English regional (chiefly Isle of Wight) bog myrtle, Myrica gale (now rare).

a variety of the white willow having young stems which are yellow or orange, Salix alba var. vitellina.

a shrubby European willow, Salix purpurea, which has purplish bark and was formerly much used in basket making.

Salix fusca.

a small Eurasian willow tree, Salix caprea (family Salicaceae), bearing soft silvery catkins that mature yellow in the male and pale green in the…

= purple willow n.

Applied (simply or attributive) to. species of willow with very flexible shoots, as Salix purpurea or S. vitellina.

any of several low-growing shrubby willows native to Arctic and subarctic habitats; esp. Salix arctica, with a prostrate, creeping growth habit…

a dwarf grey American willow, Salix tristis.

The soft, fluffy catkin of any of various species of willow (genus Salix), or such catkins collectively; any of the willows bearing such catkins, esp.…

a pendulous form of the goat willow, Salix caprea forma pendula, first discovered by James Smith (1760–1840), a Scottish botanist, and subsequently…

Salix pentandra.

nursery and colloquial. Something soft and furry; esp. a willow catkin. Cf. pussy willow, n.

any of several willows yielding sprigs used instead of palm branches (see sense 3a), esp. Salix caprea.

A species of sallow or willow (see quots.).

a dwarf willow; also dialect = Polygonum amphibium (Britten & Holland).

the brittle or crack willow, Salix fragilis.

any of various willows, esp. Salix bebbiana, which have diamond-shaped depressions on the trunk as a result of fungal attack; the wood of any of…

a North American shrub or small tree, Salix longifolia.

= pussy willow, n.; cf. palm, n.1 3a.

In the names of many plants with aerial creeping stems, as creeping ivy (the procumbent form of Hedera Helix), creeping Jack, a local name of Sedum…

a species of willow from which cricket bats are made.

a variety of the white willow, Salix alba var. caerulea, frequently grown in Britain for its wood, which is used for making cricket bats; cf. bat-…

a variety of the white willow, Salix alba var. sericea, distinguished by silvery foliage.