Definition of pussy willow in English:
pussy willow
noun
A willow with soft fluffy yellow or silvery catkins that appear before the leaves.
Genus Salix, family Salicaceae: several species, in particular (in the US) the glaucous willow (S. discolor), and (in Britain) the goat willow (S. caprea) and grey willow (S. cinerea)
Also called sallow- We also have a staghorn sumac tree and pussy willows.
- It's all fuzzy like a pussy willow and warm like baked bread.
- Forget about robins and cherry blossoms and those spongy yellow marshmallow bunnies that taste like how pussy willows look.
- Other favorite flowers are pussy willow, azalea, peony and water lily or narcissus.
- Each girl brings a bouquet of pussy willows, decorated with artificial flowers and evergreen twigs, to church.
- No one would hear his speech on the pussy willow, and no one cared for his signs on the recycling fundraiser.
- Mark doesn't like it, because it's not as full as the pussy willow.
- Its observation begins on Palm Sunday, when palm leaves or pussy willows are brought home from church.
- In Nebraska the best markets often are for scarlet curls willow, pussy willow and curly willow.
- Weeping mulberry, weeping Siberian pea shrub and weeping pussy willow are often top grafted.
- Someone will just show up with a trunk full of pussy willows, and I've already ordered them.
- This week Maurer is selling red and yellow pussy willow shoots.
- As soon as she turned her attention towards it though, the frog quickly jumped from the pad into some pussy willows growing up by the water's edge.
- There were bouquets of roses, violets, daffodils, lilies, tulips, pussy willows mixed with babies breath and sunflowers mixed with Queen Anne's lace.
- Dried decorations like leaves, branches, berries, and pussy willows are also lovely, long-lived alternatives.
- Later, down by a stream in mossy woods and pussy willows there is a masonry chimney, 30-feet high and ten in diameter.
- Chavez started walking towards the pussy willow tree.
- When I was four years old, I had this weird habit where I'd shove a branch of pussy willow way up my nose.
- There were several pussy willow bushes that lined the way to the school.
Origin
Mid 19th century: originally a child's word, because of the resemblance of the soft fluffy catkins to a cat's fur.
Definition of pussy willow in US English:
pussy willow
nounˈpo͝osē ˌwilōˈpʊsi ˌwɪloʊ
A willow with soft fluffy silvery or yellow catkins that appear before the leaves.
Genus Salix, family Salicaceae: several species, in particular the common North American (S. discolor)
- When I was four years old, I had this weird habit where I'd shove a branch of pussy willow way up my nose.
- Other favorite flowers are pussy willow, azalea, peony and water lily or narcissus.
- Weeping mulberry, weeping Siberian pea shrub and weeping pussy willow are often top grafted.
- No one would hear his speech on the pussy willow, and no one cared for his signs on the recycling fundraiser.
- There were several pussy willow bushes that lined the way to the school.
- This week Maurer is selling red and yellow pussy willow shoots.
- In Nebraska the best markets often are for scarlet curls willow, pussy willow and curly willow.
- Its observation begins on Palm Sunday, when palm leaves or pussy willows are brought home from church.
- As soon as she turned her attention towards it though, the frog quickly jumped from the pad into some pussy willows growing up by the water's edge.
- Someone will just show up with a trunk full of pussy willows, and I've already ordered them.
- There were bouquets of roses, violets, daffodils, lilies, tulips, pussy willows mixed with babies breath and sunflowers mixed with Queen Anne's lace.
- Dried decorations like leaves, branches, berries, and pussy willows are also lovely, long-lived alternatives.
- Each girl brings a bouquet of pussy willows, decorated with artificial flowers and evergreen twigs, to church.
- Chavez started walking towards the pussy willow tree.
- It's all fuzzy like a pussy willow and warm like baked bread.
- Forget about robins and cherry blossoms and those spongy yellow marshmallow bunnies that taste like how pussy willows look.
- Later, down by a stream in mossy woods and pussy willows there is a masonry chimney, 30-feet high and ten in diameter.
- We also have a staghorn sumac tree and pussy willows.
- Mark doesn't like it, because it's not as full as the pussy willow.
Origin
Mid 19th century: originally a child's word, because of the resemblance of the soft fluffy catkins to a cat's fur.
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