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Definitions for Willow

[1] any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
[2] the wood of any of these trees.
[3] Informal . something, especially a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
[4] Also called willower, willy. a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder armed with spikes revolving within a spiked casing, for opening and cleaning cotton or other fiber.
[5] to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
[6] any of numerous salicaceous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix, such as the weeping willow and osiers of N temperate regions, which have graceful flexible branches, flowers in catkins, and feathery seeds
[7] the whitish wood of certain of these trees
[8] something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
[9] a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
[10] a small town in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976, a plan which never came to fruition. Pop: 1658 (2000)

Words related to Willow

olive, blue-green, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine, forest, sea, grass, peacock, apple, spinach, verdigris, malachite, beryl, chartreuse, kelly, aquamarine

Words nearby Willow

williston, williwaw, willkie, willmar city, willoughby, willow, willow family, willow fly, willow flycatcher, willow grouse, willow herb

Origin of Willow

before 900; Middle English wilwe, variant of wilghe, Old English welig; cognate with Old Saxon wilgia, Dutch wilg, Low German wilge

Other words from Willow

wil·low·like , adjective
wil·low·ish , adjective

Word origin for Willow

Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek helikē willow, helix twisted

Synonyms for Willow

blue-green, olive, apple, aquamarine, beryl, chartreuse, fir, forest, grass, jade, kelly, lime, malachite, moss, pea, peacock, pine, sage, sap, sea, spinach, verdigris, bice, greenish-blue, vert, viridian