OSIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does osier mean? 

• OSIER (noun)
  The noun OSIER has 2 senses:

1. flexible twig of a willow tree

2. any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

  Familiarity information: OSIER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flexible twig of a willow tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

withe; withy (strong flexible twig)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

golden willow; Salix alba vitellina; Salix vitellina (European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry)

almond willow; black Hollander; Salix amygdalina; Salix triandra (Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry)

basket willow; purple osier; purple willow; red osier; red willow; Salix purpurea (Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin)

common osier; hemp willow; Salix viminalis; velvet osier (willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry)

Holonyms ("osier" is a member of...):

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