Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of willow is as below...

Willow :: Willow (v. t.) To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow, n., 2..

Withy :: Withy (n.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a)..

Helicin :: Helicin (n.) A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (Salix Helix of Linnaeus.).

Osier :: Osier (n.) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow..

Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees..

Pussy :: Pussy (n.) A catkin of the pussy willow.

Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..

Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.

Nucament :: Nucament (n.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like..

Willowy :: Willowy (a.) Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.

Rosebay :: Rosebay (n.) An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also great willow herb..

Sea Willow :: Sea willow () A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches.

Salix :: Salix (n.) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds..

Penduline :: Penduline (n.) A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers..

Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.

Water Willow :: Water willow () An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers..

Willy :: Willy (n.) Same as 1st Willow, 2..

Weeping :: Weeping (a.) Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash..

Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).

Willow :: Willow (n.) 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. A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight. Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow..

Random Fonts

Most Popular