willow

Определение willow в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A female given name of modern usage
Before he died her father had run a nursery just outside the town. He loved trees so much he'd even named his two daughters and one son after them: Willow, Ashley and Oak.; The baseball bat; A cricket bat; A rotating, spiked drum used to open, and clean cotton heads; Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere; {n} the name of a common tree; an 1800s baseball term meaning the bat; a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers; Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil; Scott; To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow; See Willow, n; The windows-like search system used with the library databases available on X-terminals A mouse is used for some functions on Willow; any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix; A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine; Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion; {i} any of a number of deciduous trees having long flexible branches; cricket bat (made from the wood of a willow); machine with a spiked drum used for cleaning and loosening fibers (especially cotton and wool fibers); " Sir W; A willow or a willow tree is a type of tree with long branches and long narrow leaves that grows near water. Willow is the wood of this tree. willow furniture. a type of tree that has long thin branches and grows near water, or the wood from this tree. Any shrub or tree of the genus Salix, family Salicaceae, native mostly to northern temperate regions, and common in lowland and marshy areas. Willows are valued as ornamentals and for their shade, erosion control, and timber. Certain species yield salicin, the source of salicylic acid used in pain relievers. All species have alternate, usually narrow leaves, catkins, and seeds with long, silky hairs. Pussy willows, the male form of several shrubby species, have woolly catkins that form before the leaves appear and are considered one of the first signs of spring. Weeping willows have long drooping branches and leaves. Several species grow as small matted woody plants on the tundra; {f} (Weaving) loosen and clean fibers with a willow machine (especially wool and cotton fibers); Willow is an ancient remedy used to treat rheumatism and gout, fevers, and aches and pains of all kinds It has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and tonic action; An ancient tree with medicinal properties (pain killing); a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix; "A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight; Sir W; Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow; Any of a large number of shrubs and trees of the genus Salix Represented in the North Country by several species, including Bebb Willow (Salix Bebbiana) Osissigôbimij in the Ojibwe of the region; wilwe
willow grouse: Lagopus lagopus, a medium-sized bird in the grouse family
willow tit: A passerine bird of the tit family (Poecile montanus)
willow tits: plural form of willow tit
willow aster: a variety of aster
willow herb: Any of about 200 plants that make up the genus Epilobium, of the evening primrose family, especially fireweed (E. angustifolium; also called great willow herb). The young parts of some species can be cooked and eaten as potherbs. The plants are sometimes cultivated but must be carefully confined. The hairy willow herb, or codling-and-cream (E. hirsutum), is similar to fireweed but has hairy leaves and stalks and notched flower petals; in eastern North America it quickly establishes itself on cleared land. Rock fringe (E. obcordatum) is a low-growing form from the western U.S
willow oak: medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood
willow oak: A deciduous timber tree (Quercus phellos) of the southern and central United States, having narrow, linear to oblong willowlike leaves
willow ptarmigan: The common ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) of Arctic regions, having brownish plumage that turns white in winter
wisconsin weeping willow: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
crack willow: A species of willow native to Europe and western Asia, Salix fragilis
weeping willow: A decorative variety of willow tree with especially pendulous branches
white willow: A species of willow native to Europe and western Asia, Salix alba
A willow: willower
almond willow: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
arctic willow: low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America
arroyo willow: shrubby willow of the western United States
balsam willow: small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
bay willow: European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
bearberry willow: 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
black willow: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
bush willow: small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
crack willow: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
creeping willow: small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated
cricket-bat willow: Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches
desert willow: evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods
dwarf gray willow: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
dwarf willow: widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
goat willow: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
golden willow: European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
gray willow: Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs
hoary willow: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
peachleaf willow: willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
prairie willow: slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America
purple willow: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
pussy willow: a tree with white flowers that are soft like fur
pussy willow: small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
sea willow: A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches
shining willow: common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
silver willow: North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
sitka willow: small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)
swamp willow: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
water willow: An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers
weeping willow: type of tree that has graceful and droopy branches
weeping willow: A weeping willow is a type of willow tree. It has long thin branches that hang down to the ground. A widely cultivated deciduous tree (Salix babylonica) native to China, having long slender drooping branches and narrow leaves
weeping willow: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
white willow: large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark
willows: plural of willow