basket willow
basket willow · basket willows
A tree of species Salix purpurea or Salix viminalisA tree of species Salix purpurea (purple willow) or Salix viminalis (common osier).
» Yanni weaves baskets with willow rods.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A tree of species Salix purpurea (purple willow) or Salix viminalis (common osier).
(uncountable)Wood or the flexible twigs of such trees.
More definitions
- Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
Examples
5 sentencesYanni weaves baskets with willow rods.
Yanni makes baskets with willow rods.
Yanni makes baskets from willow rods.
I made a basket from willow branches.
I made this basket with willow withies.
Forms
plural: basket willows| Singular | basket willow |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin:purple willowred willowred osierpurple osierSalix purpurea
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable