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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 tannin
Familiarity information: PURPLE WILLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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