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HOARY WILLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hoary willow mean? 

HOARY WILLOW (noun)
  The noun HOARY WILLOW has 1 sense:

1. North American shrub with whitish canescent leavesplay

  Familiarity information: HOARY WILLOW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOARY WILLOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hoary willow; sage willow; Salix candida

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

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

Holonyms ("hoary 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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