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PUSSY WILLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pussy willow mean?
• PUSSY WILLOW (noun)
The noun PUSSY WILLOW has 2 senses:
1. small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
2. much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Familiarity information: PUSSY WILLOW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pussy willow; Salix discolor
Hypernyms ("pussy willow" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("pussy willow" is a member of...):
genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
florist's willow; goat willow; pussy willow; Salix caprea
Hypernyms ("pussy willow" is a kind of...):
sallow (any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal)
Holonyms ("pussy 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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