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PURPLE WILLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purple willow mean? 

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

1. Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tanninplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PURPLE WILLOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

basket willow; purple osier; purple willow; red osier; red willow; Salix purpurea

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

osier (any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture)

Holonyms ("purple 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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