weeping willow

American  

noun

weeping willows plural

1. an Asian willow, Salix babylonica, characterized by the drooping habit of its branches.

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weeping willow British  

noun

1. a hybrid willow tree, Salix alba × S. babylonica , known as S. alba var. tristis , having long hanging branches: widely planted for ornament

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• weeping willows
  plural

Etymology

Origin of weeping willow

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

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weeping willow

About 400 metres from ground zero in Hiroshima, a weeping willow and other plants regrew from their roots.

From Nature ● Mar. 3, 2020

Outside the warehouse’s remains, hearts bearing the names of the 36 fire victims hang from a weeping willow tree of twisted iron branches and votives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2017

She is tall, with straight brown hair and long arms that dangle, a little comically, like the boughs of a weeping willow.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2015

Tatyana Brown, in Sue Schleipman-Burke’s art class, quickly set to making her favorite tree, a weeping willow in Forest Park.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2015

He then explained this affectionate apostrophe, by touching his brooch representing the lady and the weeping willow at the tomb with the urn upon it, and saying, “Had it made for me, express!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens