silky willow

silky willow
noun
1. North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix
2. small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)
Hypernyms: ↑willow, ↑willow tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix

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noun
2. : a No. American willow (Salix sericea) with silky-pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying

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  • willow — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of willows include: white, crack, osier, drooping, black, peach leaved, pussy, shining, beaked, sandbar, autumn, broad leaved, furry, silky, hoary, prairie, gray, red, yellow, arroyo, velvet, weeping, bay, goat, basket;… …   English dictionary for students

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