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SALIX PYRIFOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Salix pyrifolia mean? 

SALIX PYRIFOLIA (noun)
  The noun SALIX PYRIFOLIA has 1 sense:

1. small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushedplay

  Familiarity information: SALIX PYRIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SALIX PYRIFOLIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

balsam willow; Salix pyrifolia

Hypernyms ("Salix pyrifolia" is a kind of...):

willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)

Holonyms ("Salix pyrifolia" 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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