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   Willow
   (Salix) Salix is the botanical name for a group of deciduous (leaf-losing) trees and shrubs, which are mostly hardy. They are found wild throughout Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and North America; a few are found in the Southern Hemisphere. Some grow naturally in the arctic and alpine regions. The common name for this group and also the old Latin name is, Willow. Most Willows grow rapidly and are fairly short-lived. Their young stems are flexible and strong, but the old bra...
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   Willow
   Willow is an amentaceae of the family salicaceae. Its timber is used to make cricket bats.
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   Willow
   Willow is a township in Griggs County North Dakota, USA Willow is a town in Richland County Wisconsin, USA Willow is a town in Greer County Oklahoma, USA Willow is a township in Antelope County Nebraska, USA
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   willow
   [n] - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix 2. [n] - a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
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   Willow
   Thin withies of willow are used for the production of baskets. They become flexible when soaked in water and can be bent with ease. Hardens again when dry.
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   willow
   trong yet soft, white to pinkish, flecked wood. Because of its long fibres, it was used for the dowels in early joined construction. The young shoots have long been used for wickerwork. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was sometimes dyed black to imitate ebony.
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   Willow
   Wil'low noun [ Middle English wilowe , wilwe , Anglo-Saxon wilig , welig ; akin to OD. wilge , Dutch wilg , LG. wilge . Confer Willy .] 1. (Botany) 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 ...
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   Willow
   Wil'low transitive verb To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow , noun , 2.
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   willow
   1. <botany> Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterised often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. 'A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.' . Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow. 'And I must wear the willow garlan ...
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    willow
    noun a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
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    willow
    willow tree noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
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    Willow
    `Willows` (`Salix`) are a genus of around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Some of the shrub and smaller tree species may also be known by the common names `osier` and `sallow`; the latter name is derived from the same root as the Latin `salix`. Some willows, particularly arctic and alpine species, are very small; the `Dwarf Willow` (`Salix herbacea...
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    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. • (n.) A machine in whi...
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    willow
    shrubs and trees of the genus Salix, family Salicaceae, mostly native to north temperate areas, valued for ornament, shade, erosion control, and ...
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    Willow
    Willow is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Willow Tree` Where is it used? The name Willow is mainly used In English. Willow appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 430.. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Willow. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #430. The last time Willow appeared among the most co
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    willow
    willow, common name for some members of the Salicaceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of worldwide distribution, especially abundant from north temperate to arctic areas. The family consists of two genera, Salix and Populus, both of which are propagated easily by cuttings, grow rapidly, and...
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