WILLOW

Willow

Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow . Some willows are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow rarely exceeds in height, though it spreads widely across the ground.

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willow

Noun

  1. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
  2. A cricket bat
  3. The baseball bat.
  4. A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

Verb

  1. To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.


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