willow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English wilwe, welew, variant of wilghe, from Old English weliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik- (compare (Arcadian) Ancient Greek ἑλίκη (helíkē), Hittite 𒌑𒂖𒆪 (welku, “grass”)), from *wel- (“twist, turn”). Cognate to West Frisian wylch and more distantly (via Proto-West Germanic *wilgijā) to Dutch wilg and German Wilge.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
[…] and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.
1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:The pounded leaves of the willow, drunk in a concoction, were formerly reputed to diminish amatory desires.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 249:By old age she was emaciated, the bones jutting out of her face and her figure frail as a willow branch.
1983 December 3, J. R., “Isak Dinesen, The Life of a Storyteller (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 10:And willows, willow-herb, and grass, / And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, / No whit less still and lonely fair / Than the high cloudlets in the sky.
1917, Edward Thomas, “Adlestrop”, in Poems, London: Selwyn & Blount, page 40:Deep in the willow / Hidden from grace / Succumb to insecurity / Your final resting place / Crafting your perfect world, ignoring total truth / You'll die alone / There's only room for you
2023, “Deep in the Willow”, performed by Knocked Loose:
- (countable, uncountable) The wood of these trees.
- (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A cricket bat.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) The baseball bat.
- (countable, uncountable) A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| willows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
narrowleaf willow · willow warbler · least willow · wolf willow · Peking willow · button willow · black willow · bitter willow · creeping willow · willow grouse · willow-weed · water willow · net-leaved willow · willow tit · glaucous willow · willow oak · goat willow · olive willow · fall willow · tea-leaved willow · sea-willow · Willow Bunch · strip the willow · pussy-willow · Newton-le-Willows · silky willow · Willowbank · arctic willow · prairie willow · Kilmarnock willow · Willowvale · willow goldfinch · bay willow · Willow Tree · Willowmavin · Willow Springs · Red Willow Creek · almond willow · balsam willow · willow-wort · almond-leaved willow · undergreen willow · Bedford willow · willow tree · rosemary willow · autumn willow · primrose-willow · Willow Canyon · sandbar willow · sea willow · Walsham le Willows · Barton-le-Willows · willow pattern · willow ragwort · Australian willow · Red Willow County · willowherb · bearberry willow · white willow · weeping willow · willow in the wind · polar willow · Willow Creek · willow ptarmigan · arroyo willow · Huntingdon willow · Willows · Kennicott's willow warbler · crack willow · French willow · downy willow · hoary willow · pussy willow · Babylon willow · Willow Vale · willow bustic · Willow Grove · coyote willow · basket willow · willow-leaved justicia · rosebay willow herb · sageleaf willow · peachleaf willow · desert willow · willow wren · willow fly
Synonyms
Translations (238)
mk врба (tree) · akk 𒄑𒊮𒆗 (tree) · cmn 柳樹 /柳树 (tree) · vec salgaro (tree) · arc עַרְבְּתָא (tree) · mnc ᡶᠣᡩᠣᡥᠣ (tree) · lij sàrxo (tree) · cmn 柳 (tree) · qu wayaw (tree) · nv kʼaiʼ (tree) · crh tal (tree) · wuu 柳 (tree) · tyv тал (tree) · cy helygen (tree) · is víðir (tree) · udm бадьпу (tree) · se sieđga (tree) · ain スス (tree) · hy ուռենի (tree) · uz tol (tree) · sl vrba (tree) · ba тал (tree) · ca salze (tree) · it salice (tree) · sc sabixi (tree) · lez цӏвелин ттар (tree) · ga saileog (tree) · dsb wjerba (tree) · smn sieđgâ (tree) · hsb wjerba (tree) · lb Weid (tree) · yue 柳樹 /柳树 (tree) · vo salig (tree) · nds Wied (tree) · sah талах (tree) · chr ᏕᎴᎦᎵᏍ (tree) · gl xalce (tree) · nah wexotl (tree) · fo pílatræ (tree) · mus akwahnv (tree) · my မိုးမခ (tree) · oc sauce (tree) · ckb بی (tree) · enm wylow (tree) · be вярба (tree) · mhr уа (tree) · ar صَفْصَاف (tree) · nah uexotl (tree) · fur venčhâr (tree) · de Weidenbaum (tree) · fy wylch (tree) · udm бадь (tree) · ik uqpik (tree) · hu fűzfa (tree) · xdq жя́ра (tree) · sw mwerebi (tree) · ro salcie (tree) · oma thíxe (tree) · gv shellagh (tree) · lbe щавщи (tree) · eu sahats (tree) · et remmelgas (tree) · am አኻያ (tree) · arz صفصاف (tree) · th หลิว (tree) · rup saltsi (tree) · ote xits'o (tree) · cs vrba (tree) · arc ערבְתא (tree) · yi ווערבע (tree) · mi wirou (tree) · tr söğüt (tree) · mdf каль (tree) · za goliux (tree) · az söyüd (tree) · es sauz (tree) · fa بید (tree) · sv pil (tree) · ru ве́рба (tree) · kmr bî (tree) · taa k'wy' (tree) · arc חִילָּפָא (tree) · pua tarhemu (tree) · eo saliko (tree) · mn бургас мод (tree) · br haleg (tree) · syc ܥܱܪܒܬ݂ܴܐ (tree) · grc ἰτέα (tree) · da piletræ (tree) · frp sôge (tree) · tl sawse (tree) · sq shelg (tree) · zza viyale (diq) (tree) · tt тал (tree) · sc sagili (tree) · lt gluosnis (tree) · sux 𒄑𒊮𒆗 (tree) · ps وله (tree) · ko 버드나무 (tree) · kum тал (tree) · sc saliche (tree) · te ఒక విధమైన చెట్టు (tree) · it salcio (tree) · gl vimieiro (tree) · io saliko (tree) · gmy 𐀁𐀪𐀏 (tree) · vep raid (tree) · af wilger (tree) · pl wierzba (tree) · oc assaleç (tree) · nah huexotl (tree) · pox varbă (tree) · fur molec (tree) · sh врба (tree) · ga saileach (tree) · ar خِلَاف (tree) · no viere (tree) · tew yán (tree) · tk söwüt (tree) · grc ἑλίκη (tree) · ks ویٖر (tree) · ia salice (tree) · sh vrba (tree) · yur pahkʷoˀ (tree) · sah үөт (tree) · rup saltse (tree) · alt тал (tree) · vi liễu (tree) · gd seileach (tree) · no vierslekt (tree) · eve хят (tree) · xh umngcunube (tree) · tub ha·l (tree) · ka ტირიფი (tree) · de Weide (tree) · cku osi (tree) · gl sarga (tree) · uk верба́ (tree) · akk 𒄑𒁍 (tree) · hy ուռի (tree) · kla yaas (tree) · no vier (tree) · yue 柳 (tree) · krc тал (tree) · nhw uexotl (tree) · twf íałoną (tree) · sv vide (tree) · mr वाळुंज (tree) · kpv бадь (tree) · da pil (tree) · kjh тал (tree) · ast salgueru (tree) · lv vītols (tree) · bar Felbern (tree) · ky тал (tree) · scn sàlici (tree) · cu врьбиѥ (tree) · es mimbrera (tree) · sk vŕba (tree) · mzn فک (tree) · fy wylgebeam (tree) · wa så (tree) · chy ménó'ke (tree) · ko 버들 (tree) · ar غَرَب (tree) · arp yookox (tree) · chl sáxat (tree) · izh paju (tree) · os хӕрис (tree) · udi соьйуьд (tree) · enm salow (tree) · prg apīwitwa (tree) · la salix (tree) · cr ᓃᐱᓰᕀ (tree) · akz ittokoowisa (tree) · myv каль (tree) · sw mierebi (tree) · dak chąthúhu (tree) · kk тал (tree) · cic shukchi im iti (tree) · es sauce (tree) · egy T:r-t-M1 (tree) · mn уд мод (tree) · sma sïerke (tree) · pt salgueiro (tree) · af wilg (tree) · el ιτιά (tree) · gl vimbieiro (tree) · klb ijáau (tree) · haw wīlou (tree) · ast salce (tree) · km ដើមសូល (tree) · koi бадь (tree) · gl trogalleiro (tree) · id dedalu (tree) · vls wulge (tree) · szl wiyrba (tree) · fur vencjâr (tree) · kw helygen (tree) · ltg veituls (tree) · smj siergga (tree) · fi paju (tree) · hu fűz (tree) · gl salgueiro (tree) · fr saule (tree) · pcc waixlux (tree) · ang wīþiġ (tree) · he עֲרָבָה (tree) · ce дак (tree) · sc saighi (tree) · ja 柳 (tree) · nan-hbl 柳 (tree) · mdf иса (tree) · ru и́ва (tree) · nl wilg (tree) · nci huexotl (tree) · syc ܗܶܠܴܦܴܐ (tree) · chr ᏗᎵᎦᎵᏍᎩ (tree) · hop qahavi (tree) · af wilgerboom (tree) · et paju (tree) · wym wajd (tree) · cu връба (tree) · sei paaij (tree) · ga sail (tree) · qu sawsi (tree) · oc salze (tree) · ab аԥслыш (tree) · fo pílur (tree) · oc sause (tree) · krl paju (tree) · bg върба (tree) · nch uexotl (tree) · bo ལྕང་མ (tree) · ady пцелы (tree) · oj oziisigobiminzh (tree) · mi whiro (tree) · nap salece (tree)