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HOARY WILLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hoary willow mean?
• HOARY WILLOW (noun)
The noun HOARY WILLOW has 1 sense:
1. North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
Familiarity information: HOARY WILLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
hoary willow; sage willow; Salix candida
Hypernyms ("hoary willow" is a kind of...):
willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
Holonyms ("hoary willow" 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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