BRITTLE WILLOW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken

Synonyms:

brittle willow; crack willow; Salix fragilis; snap willow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("brittle willow" is a kind of...):

willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)

Holonyms ("brittle willow" is a member of...):

genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)

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