BALSAM WILLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does balsam willow mean? 

• BALSAM WILLOW (noun)
  The noun BALSAM WILLOW has 1 sense:

1. small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed

  Familiarity information: BALSAM WILLOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALSAM WILLOW (noun)

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 ("balsam willow" is a kind of...):

willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)

Holonyms ("balsam willow" is a member of...):

genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)