SAGE WILLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sage willow mean? 

• SAGE WILLOW (noun)
  The noun SAGE WILLOW has 2 senses:

1. willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath

2. North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves

  Familiarity information: SAGE WILLOW used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAGE WILLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dwarf gray willow; dwarf grey willow; sage willow; Salix tristis

Hypernyms ("sage willow" is a kind of...):

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

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hoary willow; sage willow; Salix candida

Hypernyms ("sage willow" is a kind of...):

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

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

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