| 单词 | black willow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack willow black willow n. any of various willows with dark-coloured bark, esp. Salix nigra, found on riverbanks and swampy ground in eastern North America. 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 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. xxxvii. 485 In Asia, they make account of three sorts of Willows: the blacke, which they employ to wind and bind withall, so tough and pliant it is: the white..: as for the third, it is the shortest of all other, and they call it Helix, or Helice.] 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xx. 90 The black Willow is Planted of stakes of three years growth. 1794 J. Hodskinson Farmer's Guide 29 In gaps and decayed places [in hedges],..where there is not a sufficency of live stuff for stakes and plashers, make use of black willow or sallow stakes. 1841 W. A. Leighton Flora of Shropshire 485 Salix Pentandra, Linn. Sweet Bay-leaved Willow... Much sought after by the Irish harvestmen, who call it ‘the black willow’, and cut it for their shillelahs. 1980 Jrnl. Manx Mus. No. 89. 23/1 For basket-weaving the ‘black-willow’ was preferred. 2002 C. Fergus Trees of Pennsylvania 59 Ragged, rugged black willow (Salix nigra) slouches on the banks of streams in farming country. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。