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• wickerwork — /wik euhr werrk /, n. material or products consisting of plaited or woven twigs or osiers; articles made of wicker. [1705 15; WICKER + WORK] * * * ▪ furniture       furniture made of real or simulated osier (rods or twigs). The Egyptians made… …   Universalium

• Rhipsalis — For the algae, see Halimeda. Mistletoe cactus redirects here. This may also mean specifically Rhipsalis baccifera, or, more generally, other Rhipsalideae. Cactus mistletoe is Tristerix aphylla, a Chilean species of mistletoe, whose preferred… …   Wikipedia

• agriculture —    Spanish agriculture is characterized by diversity and unpredictability. In a good year agriculture and fisheries together account for approximately 5 percent of Spain s GDP, but lower than average rainfall from 1991 to 1995 reduced this figure …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• 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

• cane — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian qanū reed, Hebrew qāneh Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a hollow or pithy and usually slender and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• willow — /ˈwɪloʊ / (say wiloh) noun 1. any of the trees or shrubs constituting the genus Salix, many species of which have tough, pliable twigs or branches which are used for wickerwork, etc. See weeping willow, basket willow, pussy willow. 2. → native… …  

• osier — [ō′zhər] n. [ME osiere < OFr < ML auseria, willow] 1. any of various willows (esp. Salix viminalis and S. purpurea) whose lithe branches or stems are used for baskets and furniture 2. a willow branch used for wickerwork ☆ 3. any of several… …   English World dictionary

• cane — n. & v. n. 1 a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid stem of slender palms (malacca cane). 2 = sugar cane. 3 a raspberry cane. 4 material of cane used for wickerwork etc. 5 a a cane used as a walking stick… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rattan vine — Taxobox name = Rattan vine regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rhamnaceae genus = Berchemia species = B. scandens binomial = Berchemia scandens binomial authority = Trel.Rattan vine (… …   Wikipedia

• osier — osiered, adj. osierlike, adj. /oh zheuhr/, n. 1. any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork. 2. a twig from such a willow. 3. any of various North American dogwoods. [1300 50;… …   Universalium

• rattan — /ra tan , reuh /, n. 1. Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera. 2. the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc. 3. a stick or switch of this material. Also, ratan. [1650 60; …   Universalium