white willow bark

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• white willow bark — a preparation of the bark of various Salix species native to central and southern Europe and collectively known as white willow, containing salicin, a precursor of salicylic acid, to which it is converted metabolically; used as an… …   Medical dictionary

• white willow — noun large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark • Syn: ↑Huntingdon willow, ↑Salix alba • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• willow — A tree of the genus Salix; the bark of several species, especially S. fragilis, is a source of salicin. [A.S. welig] * * * Washington Information Looker upper Layered Over Windows * * * wil·low (wilґo) [A.S. welig] any plant of the genus Salix.… …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• White-Throated Woodrat — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

• Willow oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Huntingdon willow — noun large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark • Syn: ↑white willow, ↑Salix alba • Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Diamond willow — A stick of diamond willow. Diamond willow is willow with wood that is deformed into diamond shaped segments with alternating colors. This is most likely the result of attack by a fungus (Valsa sordida, and possibly others), which causes cankers… …   Wikipedia

• Old Man Willow — Tolkien s legendarium character Old Man Willow as depicted on the cover of 1991 Lord of the Rings Calendar by John Howe. Aliases The Great Willow, Old grey Willow man …   Wikipedia

• Silk-bark oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yellow bark — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English