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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 crushed
Familiarity information: SALIX PYRIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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