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SALIX PENTANDRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Salix pentandra mean? 

SALIX PENTANDRA (noun)
  The noun SALIX PENTANDRA has 1 sense:

1. European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: SALIX PENTANDRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SALIX PENTANDRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bay willow; laurel willow; Salix pentandra

Hypernyms ("Salix pentandra" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Salix pentandra" 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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