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    osier

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    o·si·er /ˈəʊziə, ˈəʊʒə $ ˈoʊziər, ˈoʊʒər/ noun [countable]  HBPa willow tree whose branches are used for making baskets 杞柳〔枝条可编筐篮〕
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    osier• Big osier ones, flat, that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground.• From the hides, shimmering water meadows, fingered spits islands, orange-tinged osiers and countless bobbing birds lay exposed to view.• Two osier baskets each: one for red tomatoes and one for green.
    o·si·er nounChineseSyllable
    willow whose baskets tree for are branches a Corpus used making


    osier
    o‧si‧er /ˈəʊziə, ˈəʊʒə $ ˈoʊziər, ˈoʊʒər/ noun [countable]
    a willow tree whose branches are used for making baskets


    osierBrE /ˈəʊziə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊʒər/ 🔊 nouna type of willow tree, with thin branches that bend easily and are used for making baskets 蒿柳