1
: any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals
2
: an object made of willow wood
especially
: a cricket bat
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Johnson also used both traditional materials like willow, devil's claw and nontraditional materials like wire in his work.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Out of the willows burst a snowshoe rabbit, going like the wind.
—Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Out of the willows burst a snowshoe rabbit, going like the wind.
—Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for willow
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“Willow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willow. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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