pussy willown.

Brit.

/ˌpʊsɪ ˈwɪləʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpʊsi ˌwɪloʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pussy n., willow n.

Etymology: < pussy n. + willow n., so called on account of the resemblance of the soft, downy catkins to the fur of a cat. Compare pussy n. 5a, and also catkin n.

Originally U.S.

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. (in North America) the glaucous willow, S. discolor, and (in Britain) the goat willow, S. caprea, and the grey sallow, S. cinerea. Also: a willow branch bearing such catkins, sometimes carried as a festive emblem.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow

red willow1547

water willow1583

goat's willow1597

rose willow1597

sweet willow1597

French willow1601

siler1607

palm-withy1609

sallowie1610

swallowtail willow1626

willow bay1650

black willow1670

crack-willow1670

grey willow1697

water sallow1761

almond willowa1763

swallow-tailed willow1764

swamp willow1765

golden osier1772

golden willow1772

purple willow1773

sand-willow1786

goat willow1787

purple osier1797

whipcord1812

Arctic willow1818

sage-willow1846

pussy willow1851

Kilmarnock willow1854

sweet-bay willow1857

pussy1858

palm willow1869

Spaniard1871

ground-willow1875

Spanish willow1875

snap-willow1880

diamond willow1884

sandbar willow1884

pussy palm1886

creeping willow1894

bat-willow1907

cricket bat willow1907

silver willow1914

1851 ‘G. Greenwood’ Hist. my Pets 14 A shrub called the ‘pussy-willow’.

1869 J. G. Fuller Uncle John's Flower-gatherers 52 The aments appear before the leaves, and are covered with hairs so soft and silken that children often call them Pussy-Willows.

1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 364 He begged her to let him keep one switch of the pussy-willows.

1942 Times 11 Apr. 6/4 No tree is better known in the country nor more beloved at flowering time than the goat or pussy willow, Salix caprea.

1969 Canad. Antiques Collector Aug. 20/1 Pussywillows are arranged in one of a collection of..sugar bowls.

1976 Burnham-on-Sea Gaz. 20 Apr. 12/9 All [the congregation] carried branches of pussy willow which had been cut locally for the occasion [sc. Palm Sunday].

2002 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 129 372/2 Passing over a small bridge over the Matwah River.., the group passed by the soft white buds of Salix discolor (pussy willow).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pussy willow
释义	pussy willown. Brit. /ˌpʊsɪ ˈwɪləʊ/, U.S. /ˈpʊsi ˌwɪloʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pussy n., willow n. Etymology: < pussy n. + willow n., so called on account of the resemblance of the soft, downy catkins to the fur of a cat. Compare pussy n. 5a, and also catkin n. Originally U.S. 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. (in North America) the glaucous willow, S. discolor, and (in Britain) the goat willow, S. caprea, and the grey sallow, S. cinerea. Also: a willow branch bearing such catkins, sometimes carried as a festive emblem. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow red willow1547 water willow1583 goat's willow1597 rose willow1597 sweet willow1597 French willow1601 siler1607 palm-withy1609 sallowie1610 swallowtail willow1626 willow bay1650 black willow1670 crack-willow1670 grey willow1697 water sallow1761 almond willowa1763 swallow-tailed willow1764 swamp willow1765 golden osier1772 golden willow1772 purple willow1773 sand-willow1786 goat willow1787 purple osier1797 whipcord1812 Arctic willow1818 sage-willow1846 pussy willow1851 Kilmarnock willow1854 sweet-bay willow1857 pussy1858 palm willow1869 Spaniard1871 ground-willow1875 Spanish willow1875 snap-willow1880 diamond willow1884 sandbar willow1884 pussy palm1886 creeping willow1894 bat-willow1907 cricket bat willow1907 silver willow1914 1851 ‘G. Greenwood’ Hist. my Pets 14 A shrub called the ‘pussy-willow’. 1869 J. G. Fuller Uncle John's Flower-gatherers 52 The aments appear before the leaves, and are covered with hairs so soft and silken that children often call them Pussy-Willows. 1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 364 He begged her to let him keep one switch of the pussy-willows. 1942 Times 11 Apr. 6/4 No tree is better known in the country nor more beloved at flowering time than the goat or pussy willow, Salix caprea. 1969 Canad. Antiques Collector Aug. 20/1 Pussywillows are arranged in one of a collection of..sugar bowls. 1976 Burnham-on-Sea Gaz. 20 Apr. 12/9 All [the congregation] carried branches of pussy willow which had been cut locally for the occasion [sc. Palm Sunday]. 2002 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 129 372/2 Passing over a small bridge over the Matwah River.., the group passed by the soft white buds of Salix discolor (pussy willow). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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