WITHY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strong flexible twig

Synonyms:

withe; withy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("withy" is a kind of...):

branchlet; sprig; twig (a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "withy"):

osier (flexible twig of a willow tree)

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