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单词 willow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wil•low /ˈwɪloʊ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Plant Biology[countable] a tree or shrub with lance-shaped leaves and tough twigs, used esp. for wickerwork.
  2. [uncountable] the wood of a willow.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wil•low  (wilō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Cf. willow family. 
  2. the wood of any of these trees.
  3. Informal Termssomething, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
  4. TextilesAlso called willower, willy. a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder armed with spikes revolving within a spiked casing, for opening and cleaning cotton or other fiber.

v.t. 
  1. Textilesto treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
  • bef. 900; Middle English wilwe, variant of wilghe, Old English welig; cognate with Old Saxon wilgia, Dutch wilg, Low German wilge
willow•like′, adj. 
willow•ish, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
willow /ˈwɪləʊ/ n
  1. the whitish wood of certain of these trees
  2. something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
  3. a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
Etymology: Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek helikē willow, helix twisted
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Willow n
  1. 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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