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SALIX TRISTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salix tristis mean?
• SALIX TRISTIS (noun)
The noun SALIX TRISTIS has 1 sense:
1. willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
Familiarity information: SALIX TRISTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf gray willow; dwarf grey willow; sage willow; Salix tristis
Hypernyms ("Salix tristis" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("Salix tristis" 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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