pussy willow
pussy willow · pussy willows
Kätzchenweide, Salweide
Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in…Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.
Kätzchenweide, Salweide
More definitions
- small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
- much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Translations
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By meaning 1
willow or sallow when their catkins are still young:
Forms
plural: pussy willows| Singular | pussy willow |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves:Salix discolor
- much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves:goat willowflorist's willowSalix caprea
See also
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