drooping willow

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• willow — willowlike, adj. willowish, adj. /wil oh/, n. 1. any 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 …   Universalium

• Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis …   Wikipedia

• willow oak — an oak, Quercus phellos, of the southwestern U.S., having entire, narrow leaves, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in the construction of buildings. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ Quercus phellos       any of several species of North American ornamental …   Universalium

• drooping — adjective 1. weak from exhaustion • Syn: ↑flagging • Similar to: ↑tired 2. hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) • Syn: ↑droopy, ↑sagging …   Useful english dictionary

• willow — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of willows include: white, crack, osier, drooping, black, peach leaved, pussy, shining, beaked, sandbar, autumn, broad leaved, furry, silky, hoary, prairie, gray, red, yellow, arroyo, velvet, weeping, bay, goat, basket;… …   English dictionary for students

• Babylonian weeping willow — noun willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑weeping willow, ↑Salix babylonica • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• weeping willow — noun willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental • Syn: ↑Babylonian weeping willow, ↑Salix babylonica • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix …   Useful english dictionary

• weeping willow — n. a Chinese willow tree (Salix babylonica) widely grown as an ornamental for its delicate, drooping branches …   English World dictionary

• weeping willow — an Asian willow, Salix babylonica, characterized by the drooping habit of its branches. [1725 35] * * * …   Universalium

• weeping willow — weep′ing wil′low n. pln an Asian willow, Salix babylonica, characterized by the drooping habit of its branches • Etymology: 1725–35 …   From formal English to slang

• black willow — /blæk ˈwɪloʊ/ (say blak wiloh) noun a medium sized deciduous tree, Salix nigra, of non drooping habit, with brown to blackish bark and slender shoots; a native of eastern and central North America and introduced into Australia for soil… …