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PUSSY WILLOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves

Synonyms:

pussy willow; Salix discolor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

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

Sense 2

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 ("pussy 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 ("pussy 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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