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willow
noun
pussy willow
noun
willow pattern
noun
sallow
noun
osier
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catkin
noun
Minton™
noun
Spode
noun
Definition of
willow noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
willow
noun
ˈwɪləʊ
ˈwɪloʊ
1
[
countable
]
a tree with long thin branches and long thin leaves, that often grows near water
see also
pussy willow
2
[
uncountable
]
the wood of the
willow
tree, used especially for making
cricket
bats