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willows

  • plural
    of willow.
    willow
    noun
    any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.

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She has planted meadows, willows, hedgerows, tussocky grasses and late-flowering crops to give insects food through the summer.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Among them, the height to volume model was applied to heavily browsed willows with unusual growth forms, even though the model was not designed for such distorted shapes.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

He previously lived for years in San Diego County, where he ran along waterways teeming with birds among reeds, willows and sycamores.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

Why, I knew some good old willows down the Entwash, gone long ago, alas!

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien