FLORIST'S WILLOW

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Meaning:

Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves

Synonyms:

florist's willow; goat willow; pussy willow; Salix caprea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("florist's willow" is a kind of...):

sallow (any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal)

Holonyms ("florist's 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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