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SALIX FRAGILIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salix fragilis mean?
• SALIX FRAGILIS (noun)
The noun SALIX FRAGILIS has 1 sense:
1. large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
Familiarity information: SALIX FRAGILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
brittle willow; crack willow; Salix fragilis; snap willow
Hypernyms ("Salix fragilis" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("Salix fragilis" 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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