单词 | willow |
释义 | willow (once / 550 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY willow: willows USAGE EXAMPLESThe museum is in part of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Any pliable twig will do, but red or yellow dogwood stems or bright green willows look particularly eye-catching. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) “I was so young then, so miserable with my poor attempts at English. I used to say ‘crying trees’ for weeping willows. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1 n any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper willow tree osier any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture Huntingdon willow, Salix alba, white willowlarge willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea, silky willow, silver willowNorth American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying Salix alba caerulea, cricket-bat willowEurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches Salix arctica, arctic willowlow creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica, weeping willowwillow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental Salix blanda, Salix pendulina, Salix pendulina blanda, Wisconsin weeping willowhybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit Salix discolor, pussy willowsmall willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves sallowany of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal Salix amygdaloides, almond-leaves willow, peach-leaved willow, peachleaf willowwillow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees Salix candida, hoary willow, sage willowNorth American shrub with whitish canescent leaves Salix fragilis, brittle willow, crack willow, snap willowlarge willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken Salix humilis, prairie willowslender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America Salix herbacea, dwarf willowwidely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves Salix cinerea, gray willow, grey willowEurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs Salix lasiolepis, arroyo willowshrubby willow of the western United States Salix lucida, shining willowcommon North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves Salix nigra, black willow, swamp willowNorth American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes Salix pentandra, bay willow, laurel willowEuropean willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States Salix pyrifolia, balsam willowsmall shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed Salix repens, creeping willowsmall trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated Salix sitchensis, Sitka willow, silky willowsmall shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) Salix tristis, dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willowwillow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath Salix uva-ursi, bearberry willowdwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base Salix alba vitellina, Salix vitellina, golden willowEuropean willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry Salix caprea, florist's willow, goat willow, pussy willowmuch-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves Salix amygdalina, Salix triandra, almond willow, black HollanderOld World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry Salix purpurea, basket willow, purple osier, purple willow, red osier, red willowEurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Salix viminalis, common osier, hemp willow, velvet osierwillow with long flexible twigs used in basketry tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms n a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers Hyper textile machine a machine for making textiles |
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