SILKY WILLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silky willow mean? 

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

1. small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)

2. North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILKY WILLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Salix sitchensis; silky willow; Sitka willow

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

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

Holonyms ("silky 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 willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Salix alba sericea; Salix sericea; silky willow; silver willow

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

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

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

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