Definition of willow

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

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Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.
Willowy :: Willowy (a.) Abounding with willows.
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..
Willowy :: Willowy (a.) Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.
Willow-wort :: Willow-wort (n.) Any plant of the order Salicaceae, or the Willow family..
Willy :: Willy (n.) Same as 1st Willow, 2..
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc..
Willower :: Willower (n.) A willow. See Willow, n., 2..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
Salicin :: Salicin (n.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance..
Willow-weed :: Willow-weed (n.) A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris).
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) The willow; willow twigs.
Fusain :: Fusain (n.) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement..
Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant..
Water Willow :: Water willow () An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers..
Pettychaps :: Pettychaps (n.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviinae, as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis)..
Willowed :: Willowed (a.) Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows.
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A species of willow.
Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..
Salix :: Salix (n.) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.
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