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SALIX ALBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salix alba mean?
• SALIX ALBA (noun)
The noun SALIX ALBA has 1 sense:
1. large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark
Familiarity information: SALIX ALBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Huntingdon willow; Salix alba; white willow
Hypernyms ("Salix alba" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("Salix alba" 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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