willow
Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family…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.
» My favorite tree is the weeping willow.
Моё любимое дерево - плакучая ива. — Selena777
Моє улюблене дерево — плакуча верба. — deniko
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
(countable, uncountable)The wood of these trees.
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Origin
From Middle English wilwe, welew, variant of wilghe, from Old English weliġ, from Proto-WeFrom Middle English wilwe, welew, variant of wilghe, from Old English weliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik- (compare (Arcadian) Ancient Greek ἑλίκη (helíkē), Hittite 𒌑𒂖𒆪 (welku, “grass”)), from *wel- (“twist, turn”). Cognate to West Frisian wylch and more distantly (via Proto-West Germanic *wilgijā) to Dutch wilg and German Wilge.
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plural: willowsSynonyms
2 synonyms- any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix:willow tree
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