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SAGE WILLOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves

Synonyms:

hoary willow; sage willow; Salix candida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Holonyms ("sage 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:

Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath

Synonyms:

dwarf gray willow; dwarf grey willow; sage willow; Salix tristis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Holonyms ("sage 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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