willow

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wil·low /ˈwɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa type of tree that has long thin branches and grows near water, or the wood from this tree 柳树；柳木

Examples from the Corpus

willow• He swallowed, knew that all he had for a voice box was a little whistle cut from a willow switch.• The gently wavering fronds of a willow tree.• On his Suffolk property Stuart Surridge grew willow trees.• Around us was a wilderness of grey dune-sand and Port Jackson willow, and a stench of garbage and ash.• Madeiran willow, with its fine supple shoots, is never allowed to grow tall.• Her loud wails shattered the silence of the willow grove.• They stood under the willow trees, looking at the river.• The same road then continues down to the woolly bottomlands, thick with willow, along the San Pedro River.Origin willow Old English welig

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willow
wil‧low /ˈwɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun [uncountable and countable]a type of tree that has long thin branches and grows near water, or the wood from this tree

wil·lowBrE /ˈwɪləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪloʊ/ 🔊 noun

[countable] a tree with long thin branches and long thin leaves, that often grows near water 柳；柳树  ➡  see also pussy willow [uncountable] the wood of the willow tree, used especially for making cricket bats 柳木（常用以制作板球拍）