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wil·low
(wĭl′ō)n.
1.
a. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Salix, having usually narrow leaves, unisexual flowers borne in catkins, and strong lightweight wood.
b. The wood of any of these trees.
2. Something, such as a cricket bat, that is made from willow.
3. A textile machine consisting of a spiked drum revolving inside a chamber fitted internally with spikes, used to open and clean unprocessed cotton or wool.
tr.v. wil·lowed, wil·low·ing, wil·lows
To open and clean (textile fibers) with a willow.
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willow
(ˈwɪləʊ)n
1. (Plants) 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
2. (Forestry) the whitish wood of certain of these trees
3. (Forestry) something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
4. (Cricket) something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
5. (Baseball) something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
6. (Textiles) a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
[Old English welig; related to wilige wicker basket, Old Saxon wilgia, Middle High German wilge, Greek helikē willow, helix twisted]
ˈwillowish, ˈwillow-ˌlike adj
Willow
n
(Placename) 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)
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wil•low
(ˈwɪl oʊ)n.
1. any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, of the willow family, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.
2. the wood of any of these trees.
3. something, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
[before 900; Middle English wilwe, wilghe, Old English welig, c. Old Saxon wilgia, Middle Low German wilge]
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Noun | 1. | willow - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix genus Salix, Salix - a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows osier - any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture Huntingdon willow, Salix alba, white willow - large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea, silver willow, silky willow - North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying cricket-bat willow, Salix alba caerulea - Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches arctic willow, Salix arctica - low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica, weeping willow - willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental Salix blanda, Salix pendulina, Salix pendulina blanda, Wisconsin weeping willow - hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit pussy willow, Salix discolor - small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves sallow - any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal almond-leaves willow, peachleaf willow, peach-leaved willow, Salix amygdaloides - willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees brittle willow, crack willow, Salix fragilis, snap willow - large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken prairie willow, Salix humilis - slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America dwarf willow, Salix herbacea - widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis - shrubby willow of the western United States Salix lucida, shining willow - common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves black willow, Salix nigra, swamp willow - North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes bay willow, laurel willow, Salix pentandra - European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States balsam willow, Salix pyrifolia - small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed creeping willow, Salix repens - small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated Salix sitchensis, silky willow, Sitka willow - small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willow, Salix tristis - willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath bearberry willow, Salix uva-ursi - dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
2. | willow - a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers textile machine - a machine for making textiles |
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Translations
صَفْصافصَفْصَاف
vrba
piletræ
paju
vrba
fûz2fûzfafűzfa
víðirvíîir, pílviîur
ヤナギ
버드나무
gluosnis
vītols
salcie
vŕba
vrba
vrba
pil
ต้นวิลโลว์ปลูกใกล้น้ำ
cây liễu
willow
[ˈwɪləʊ]A. N (also willow tree) → sauce m
B. CPD willow pattern N dibujos de aspecto chinesco para la cerámica
see also willow-pattern willow warbler N → mosquitero m musical
see also willow-pattern willow warbler N → mosquitero m musical
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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willow
n (also willow tree) → Weide f, → Weidenbaum m; (= wood) → Weidenholz nt; (= twigs) → Weidenruten or -gerten pl
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
willow
(ˈwiləu) noun a type of tree with long, slender branches.
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willow
→ صَفْصَاف vrba piletræ Weide ιτιά sauce paju saule vrba salice ヤナギ 버드나무 wilg piletre wierzba salgueiro ива pil ต้นวิลโลว์ปลูกใกล้น้ำ söğüt cây liễu 柳树Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009