C2 noun #74,132 most common

willow

UK /ˈwɪl.əʊ/ | US /ˈwɪloʊ/

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.

willow in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) 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.
  • (noun) The wood of these trees.
  • (noun) A cricket bat.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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. 2
    noun The wood of these trees.
  3. 3
    noun A cricket bat.
  4. 4
    noun (1800s) The baseball bat.
  5. 5
    noun A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.
  6. 6
    verb To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.
  7. 7
    verb To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

Synonyms

withy
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