| 单词 | willow |
| 释义 | Word Frequency willow(ˈwɪləʊ) noun 1. 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. the whitish wood of certain of these trees 3. something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat 4. a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres Derived forms willowish (ˈwillowish) or willow-like (ˈwillow-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek helikē willow, helix twistedWord Frequency Willownoun a small town in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976, a plan which never came to fruition. Pop: 1658 (2000) |
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